Chapter 598: It's Different

"Cao Bianjiao, sent a letter to the celebrant supervisor, and drafted the decree, King Zhun Xin is recuperating in Beijing, and when he will raise something, he will be a vassal. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”

Zhu Xu's voice came from inside the carriage, unusually calm.

Cao Bianjiao looked up at the carriage and said, "Obey." ”

His expression was a little complicated, and King Xin's stay in the capital at this time made things even more unpredictable.

Chen Huxiao, Li Dangtou and the others were not far from the carriage, and they all heard Zhu Xuping's voice, and the three 'ordinary people' could all feel the unusualness in it.

In the hidden village, the copper mask carried people, and the rapid transfer was a fire that burned the village clean.

One copper mask was shot by Cao Bianjiao's rainstorm pear blossom needle and couldn't be saved, and the other chest was wrapped in blood-stained white cloth, and said with gloomy eyes: "The dog emperor is really fateful, and it is impossible to have another chance!" ”

The bronze mask of the leader was less injured, and his eyes were full of unwillingness, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I didn't expect that the Dog Emperor was so greedy for life and afraid of death, and there were cavalry guarding in secret." It's impossible to kill him, and the most important thing now is to transfer the clansmen in order to make a big deal! ”

The copper mask on the side was full of remorse, and said hatefully, "There will definitely be a chance!" Isn't the Dog Emperor going to cruise Gangnam? In Jiangnan, there must be somewhere else to kill the Dog Emperor! ”

The leading masked man's eyes moved slightly, and he nodded: "You're right, anyway, the news has been released, let's go south to prepare first, in Jiangnan, we have a way to find out the dog emperor's every move, and then find a chance!" ”

"Good!" The other masked man sneered and said, "This time, we will definitely kill the Dog Emperor and avenge the people of the world!" ”

The masked man in the lead looked at the fire in the village, his eyes flickered coldly, and said, "I have sent someone to notify them from the capital, so that they can hold back for the time being, so that the Dog Emperor can go south with peace of mind." ”

"Well, unless the Dog Emperor is protected by heavy troops all the time, he will face a steady stream of assassinations!" The other masked man said happily.

The two of them said a few more words, and quickly hit their horses, and disappeared into the black.

The sky was dark, Bi Ziyan finally got the news, and hurriedly got up from the bed, with a look of panic that could not be concealed.

"Master, where are you going so late?" Mrs. Bi looked at Bi Ziyan, who was getting dressed and was about to go out, and said urgently.

Bi Ziyan looked worried, and his heart was even more worried.

The emperor does not play cards according to common sense, I don't know how big and unpredictable the consequences will be, this is only one day to encounter assassination, if there are really three long and two short, the entire Ming will fall into an unpredictable crisis!

"You sleep, I'll go out." Bi Ziyan frowned, opened the door as he spoke, and strode out.

As soon as he walked to the door, a middle-aged man walked quickly and said, "Where are you going, my lord?" ”

Bi Ziyan looked at this Mr. Xixi, hesitated slightly, and said patiently: "The emperor has left the palace in advance, I will go to the Fu Mansion now to see Fu Changzong." ”

Mr. Xixi's expression was calm, giving people a feeling that Zhizhu was in his hands, and he smiled and said, "Your Excellency is the second assistant of the cabinet, if there is anything to summon directly, how can there be a reason to come to the door in the middle of the night?" ”

Since Bi Ziyan stopped, he also took advantage of the situation to settle down, shook his head and said: "You know who Fu Changzong is, the emperor left Beijing in advance, and the 'emergency yamen' was controlled by Wei Zhongxian, holding the sword of Shang Fang, and there was great righteousness in front of him, and he might not care about the words of this official." However, he must not be allowed to come nonsense, and now he can suppress Wei Zhongxian, and the only one in the entire capital is Fu Changzong. ”

Xixi's expression was calm, and he said, "How can you be sure that Fu Shangshu can suppress Wei Zhongxian?" How can you be sure that he will come forward? The emperor left Beijing ahead of schedule, others may not know, but Fu Shangshu may not. ”

Bi Ziyan's eyes changed slightly, remembering Fu Changzong's strange appearance during the day, and said with understanding: "Fu Changzong should know, but Wei Zhongxian's movements must be controlled, once it exceeds the scope that the cabinet can handle, the entire Beizhili will be completely chaotic......"

Xixi looked at Bi Ziyan and said in a deep voice: "My lord, the cabinet and the six Shangshu all hope that the situation of the dynasty will be stable and gradually promote the reform of the new policy, but this may not be the emperor's intention. ”

Bi Ziyan had a lot of contact with Zhu Xu, and naturally had some understanding of his thoughts, but he was still confused, and looked at this Xixi and said: "The new policy is promoted by the emperor and gradually established, it stands to reason that the emperor should understand the situation, and the current need for stability is the most important, but why does the emperor still use Wei Zhongxian to do such a drastic thing and destroy the overall situation, this official is really puzzled......

Xixi smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's not just adults, except for Fu Shangshu in the court, everyone else is confused, right?" ”

"Get rid of Fu Changzong?" Bi Ziyan looked thoughtful, nodded and said, "Fu Changzong is indeed confident, but he has never said anything, how much can you speculate?" ”

Xi Xi bowed his head slightly, and then said: "Today's emperor is the male lord who is chasing after Taizu Taizong, and it is difficult for outsiders to guess the Tao strategy in his chest, if he doesn't say it, it will be difficult for others to understand, and it is often a long time before he can see some clues from it, so as to deduce the whole picture." Although the 'emergency yamen' was activated this time because there were squires and Jiannu who worked carefully and colluded with bandits, there was no need to use Wei Zhongxian, once it started, it would show that the emperor had already planned, and it was by no means an angry move. ”

Bi Ziyan understood and said: "The emperor has a long-term vision, it is beyond our reach, although this little thing will make you angry, you will not lose your mind, it should indeed be a plan in advance, but this plan is ...... What is it? ”

Xixi looked puzzled, and said, "Whether it is 'gentry paying taxes', or measuring acres of land, and re-registering the household registration, it is nothing more than curbing land annexation and increasing the taxes of the imperial court, although there are many difficulties, but as long as you follow the steps, you can still do it slowly, the emperor enabled Wei Zhongxian, and there must be a bigger purpose hidden behind it, but we are not aware of it." ”

Bi Ziyan was not in a hurry to see Fu Changzong at this time, and said thoughtfully: "The situation of the dynasty, the national situation is becoming more and more stable, and the external troubles are insignificant, the new deal is open, everything is getting better, what is the purpose of the emperor......

Xixi looked at Bi Ziyan and said with a slightly gloomy expression: "One of them should be to clean up the eunuch party, Wei Zhongxian will definitely disappear after this time, and the eunuch party in the court will be completely eliminated." Second, it is the emperor's habit of doing things, and he is often in a hurry, and the greater the movement of Beizhili, the more deterrent it will give to the world, and the smoother the promotion of the new policy. Third, the emperor may intend to crack down on the current gentry and appoint more poor families to balance the general trend of officials in the world. ”

Bi Ziyan listened to Xixi's three speculations, frowned slightly, and said: "These are definitely not the goals that the emperor really cares about, no matter what, he still has to control Wei Zhongxian, and he can't be allowed to mess around, otherwise it will have an unimaginable impact on the new policy, and it will not be beneficial to the situation of the dynasty or the country." ”

Xixi looked at Bi Ziyan and stopped: "My lord, since it is something that the emperor has been planning for a long time, it is best not to stop it, even if you want to stop it, do you think you can stop it?" Even Fu Shangshu may not be able to restrain Wei Zhongxian. What's more, Wei Zhongxian is not a fool, he won't be unaware at all. ”

Bi Ziyan's face changed slightly, and he said, "You mean, after Wei Zhongxian also knows about this matter, the emperor will liquidate the eunuchs?" ”

Xi Xi's expression was determined, and he said: "Wei Zhongxian is not stupid, even if he can't see it, those people around him will definitely not be completely unaware." ”

Bi Ziyan's face was calm, then changed, and then turned into deep worry.

What kind of person is Wei Zhongxian, I believe that everyone in the entire Ming Dynasty knows everything, if he knows that the emperor intends to let him 'disappear', he will definitely not be willing to be captured, the emperor is not in the capital, the capital is left to Wei Zhongxian, and no one can resist!

Bi Ziyan seemed to have seen a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood in front of him, with the huge Beijing Master in the background, and the dazzling Forbidden City was as quiet as an abyss!

No way!

He had to stop it, control Wei Zhongxian before he made a move!

Bi Ziyan is the second assistant of the cabinet, and he already has a lot of power in his hands, the Criminal Department, the Supervision Yuan, and even the patrol battalion of the Military Department, as long as he makes up his mind, he can preemptively put Wei Zhongxian in prison and stop all this!

Xi Xi looked at Bi Ziyan's expression, roughly guessed Bi Ziyan's thoughts, and said after a little thought: "My lord is not an old minister at the beginning of Chongzhen, and his understanding of the emperor and the past of the imperial court is not as good as that of Sun Gelao, Fu Shangshu, Zhou Shangshu and others, presumably they guessed earlier, since they didn't make a sound, they acquiesced to the emperor's actions, even if the adults spoke, I am afraid that from the cabinet to the six Shangshu, there will be no more than two people who support you." ”

"Two?" Bi Ziyan's expression was slightly gloomy, although he did not fight for power and profit, he could be the second assistant of the left, the cabinet minister who was 'equivalent' to the first assistant, and there were only two supporters!

Xixi nodded, and came as follows, "One is Yuan Shangshu, he is Jing Zhengchao into the court, and the governance philosophy is in line with the adults, and the other is to come to the pavilion Lao, from Jiangnan, he doesn't want the court to promulgate the 'gentry to pay taxes', he should support the adults, and no one else will." The head of the household department is Fu Changzong, the secretary of the ministry Zhou Yingqiu, and the secretary of the military department Shen Yongmao, all of whom are old ministers of the emperor, and the attitude of Shen Xun, the secretary of the criminal department, should be similar to that of Sun Ge Lao, Sun Ge Lao will not open his mouth to support if he does not speak. Xu Dahua, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, heard that this Xu Shangshu has visited Fu Mansion frequently recently, and the purpose can be imagined. ”

Bi Ziyan has always believed that the cabinet and the six ministries cannot be controlled, at least they can be stabilized, and today after listening to Xixi's words, I realized that the seemingly stable situation of the dynasty is actually full of internal disturbances and factions. He, the second assistant of the cabinet, did not control the cabinet and the six ministries at all, and if he wanted to stop the emperor's plan and control Wei Zhongxian, it would not work at all!

"You can also see it," Xi Xi said with a serious expression: "The emperor's control over the court situation is beyond imagination, and the plan has always been leaky and meticulous. In addition, this is not a temptation of the emperor to the courtiers, the cabinet needs to supplement the cabinet members, the six books are bound to be vacant, and it will inevitably be a new situation at that time, if the adults want to stabilize the court situation, they must be consistent with the emperor's will, otherwise...... The king of faith is the end! ”

Bi Ziyan was unwilling in his heart, and his expression was silent.

This kind of habit that is unwilling to come for many years, the habit of Wenchen.

Wenchen controls the situation of the court, and he can clash head-on with the emperor for one thing, even if he dies, it doesn't matter!

From a long time ago, especially in the Wanli Dynasty, the ministers were united and invincible, especially the 'national capital dispute', the courtiers and the emperor confronted each other for more than ten years, and several first assistants died, and more than a dozen officials of the six departments still did not give an inch, the result was a great victory for the courtiers, and the Wanli Emperor had to retreat, so that King Fu went out of Beijing to become a vassal!

How could Xixi not know Bi Ziyan's mood, and said again: "My lord, it's different......