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Take a step back and open the sky!

How many people know what this step back means? How many people know what this sea and sky refer to?

Holding the chess pieces in his hand and staring at the chessboard in front of him, Shi Yiwen did not fall for a long time.

"Why don't you leave?"

In the private room on the second floor of Yishanzhuang, looking at Shi Yiwen who was undecided, Wu Cai asked.

"I'm thinking about the next move."

"Your chess skills are too bad, and now you must not be thinking about this chess."

Wu Cai glanced at the proprietor.

Shi Yiwen smiled and apologized, and then said.

"I was thinking just now that after having the platform of the Western Company, it will only take two or three years to send the honorable ministers to the opposite side of the civil government, and when the time comes, how should I deal with myself."

"Indeed, this move is a disaster to the east, the purpose is to let the lords and civil officials fight, in the past, the reason why the civil officials can suppress the military generals is because the lords are easy to be broken by each one, after all, there are many lords in the court, few positions, someone is knocked down by the civil officials, naturally others will replace them, over time, many lords are naturally willing to borrow the hands of civil officials to bring down the opponent, and even willing to drive them to replace them, in this way, this lord is also a plate of loose sand, naturally not worth mentioning."

Looking up at Shi Yiwen, Wu Cai praised again.

"But this time, you used the Western company as bait to put the entire Xunchen Group, at least the Xunchen Group of the Jingshi, into the cup, which seemed to be a last resort, but in fact, you let the pile of loose sand be put on a plate, which seems to be loose, but as long as the heat is right, it can be burned into a ball. This fire ...... It's silver! ”

"Yes!"

Nodding, Shi Yiwen said softly.

"Interests are very important, many lords are willing to be driven by civilian officials, because after the civil fort, the military power belongs to the military department, which also means that the military positions in the army are also controlled by the military department, and the lords are bound to take refuge in civilian officials in order to get prominent military positions, just like the Chengguo family to take refuge in the first assistant, this is the benefit! And the Western company ...... The same is good! And it's also the silver of the red fruit! ”

"That's right!"

With a tea burp, Wu Cai's eyes burst out with a strange look.

"Whether it is Chengguo Gong or an ordinary minister, once they get millions of taels of benefits from the trade between the East and the West, they are bound to want to get more benefits, then there will inevitably be a conflict of interest with Jiangnan, after all, the market is so big, every time they earn a million taels from the East and West, Jiangnan is bound to earn a million taels less, this contradiction can't see anything at first, but three or five years later, when the market is almost occupied, Jiangnan is bound to counterattack!"

"It's not just a counteroffensive, it's a full-fledged confrontation!"

Nodding to himself, Shi Yiwen continued.

"Cutting off people's financial routes is like killing their parents, if Jiangnan wants to regain the overseas market, it is bound to regain the city by cracking down on Western companies and abolishing concessions.

Shi Yiwen smiled coldly and landed the chess pieces in his hand on the chessboard.

"When the time comes, it will definitely be a bloody storm!"

"Do you think the lord can defeat the civil servant?"

Wu Cai's tone was somewhat worried,

"After all, this court is in the hands of civil officials."

"But the court is still the emperor's court after all!"

Shi Yiwen's eyes regained that irresistible confidence, he looked at Wu Cai, and said seriously:

"Do you think that when the time comes, how can the emperor stay out of the matter? Why did Sejong appoint his lords back then? To put it bluntly, I still want to use the hands of the lords to balance the power of the court, but the lords are scattered internally, and they are easy to be decomposed by interests, and then they are broken by each one, so they are unbearable. But if the civil servants want to snatch meat from their bowls and eat it......"

After sneering, Shi Yiwen did not continue, the lords have never been white lotuses, they can exist for hundreds of years, they naturally have their ability, in the past they relied on civil officials for military positions, but when the civil officials want to cut their wealth......

"Indeed, when the time comes, the emperor will inevitably take advantage of the opportunity to ......"

After a slight pause, he asked tentatively.

"Zhiyuan, it's almost time for the emperor to be in charge by then!"

The emperor's pro-government ......

Shi Yiwen naturally thought of three years later in history, Zhang Juzheng died of a violent illness, and then ...... What awaits Daming?

I am afraid that by then, the core of the Ming court will no longer be the struggle between reformers and conservatives, but the struggle between the lords and the civil officials in Jiangnan.

Staring at the chess pieces on the chessboard, the chessboard in front of him seems to have become a Ming political arena, although Shi Yiwen is not a chess player, but he knows that he can completely manipulate this chessboard, just like now, this chessboard is moving in a direction that he expects under his own propulsion.

Now, I have laid out the chess pieces, but I ......

"Zhiyuan, actually, I think that in the Western company, you should retreat again, since you have decided to take a step back, you want them to fight and fight, why bother to wade into this pool of muddy water again?"

Again, Wu Cai looked at Shi Yiwen and said.

"After all......"

"This pool is muddy, and I have to go there for the past two years, first of all, those people don't know how to trade overseas. If they can't see the tangible benefits, then all the plans will be stillborn. Therefore, I want to help them get the company on the right track, and in this way, I can get the company to act under my control, after all, if you want to use a Western company to cut off another financial route in the south, you must have to arrange something yourself. ”

Shi Yiwen spoke like a bamboo tube pouring beans, and then stared at the chessboard and said.

"If you don't play these chess pieces in person, I'm afraid the effect will disappoint you and me."

"But in this way, you will not be wrapped up in it, and it will not be detrimental to the future!"

Wu Cai still argues with reason.

"Since you know that the Western Company will inevitably be the enemy of Jiangnan in the future, when the time comes, the Jiangnan side will inevitably come up with some poisonous tricks to punish you, and at that time, you will definitely be the one who suffers."

Hearing the concern in Wu Cai's words, Shi Yiwen smiled.

"They won't do anything to me for a while, and I'll have at least a year and a half to prepare for all this."

Wu Cai couldn't figure out Shi Yiwen's mind for a while, so he guessed.

"A year and a half? With all due respect, what you need to face in the past year and a half is not only those people in the south, but also within the company, and there will be many problems that you need to solve, such as Cheng Guogong, his position as chairman of the board of directors, but it is inevitable! ”

Seeing Shi Yiwen smiling and silent, Wu Cai asked tentatively.

"Could it be that Zhiyuan has other plans in his heart?"