After listening to Xu Guangqi's introduction, Ji Qingwen had some bottom in his heart, and said: "Pavilion Elder, I have figured it out, it turns out that the reason why the emperor disposed of Yuan Chonghuan is not Yuan Chonghuan himself, but Wen Tiren, the second assistant of the cabinet. I don't think it's that hard to do. Last year, when the Manchurian Tatars besieged Beijing, the emperor wanted to donate money and food to Beijing officials as military salaries. At that time, more than half of the officials in the capital took my money, and Wen Tiren also took a lot of my silver, and the account books are still in my hands. ”

Although Xu Guangqi is incorruptible, he is not pedantic, and in the battle of Beijing last year, he also took the money given by Ji Qingwen - he already knew in advance that Ji Qingwen's money was originally the inheritance of the dead Wei Zhongxian, and he accepted it if it didn't hurt him.

Therefore, Xu Guangqi couldn't be clearer about this matter, knowing that the court owed Ji Qingwen a favor, and not only Wen Tiren took the money, but even Zhou Yanru also took Ji Qingwen's silver. In this way, Ji Qingwen is equivalent to getting all the three ministers of the cabinet, and if he wants to rescue Yuan Chonghuan, in fact, there is no absolute difficulty.

But although Yuan Chonghuan's case is important, Xu Guangqi is not worried about the case itself, but about Ji Qingwen's position through this case.

So Xu Guangqi pondered for a while and asked, "Brother Ji, since you are going to rescue Supervisor Yuan Chonghuan, is it difficult, are you planning to take refuge under the first assistant Zhou Yanru......

"Humph!" Ji Qingwen sneered disdainfully, "What is Elder Xu Ge talking about?" What is he Zhou Yanru? Even if he is ready to take refuge in me, I still have to weigh how many pounds and taels he has! Do you want me to take refuge in him? Hum! I'm afraid that my Buddha is too big and crushes the small temple of Zhou Yanru! ”

"Alas!" Xu Guangqi sighed softly and said, "Although my brother said this, he is clear in his heart. The gentleman is self-reliant, 'if you are poor, you will be good to yourself, and if you are good, you will help the world', such ancient benevolent feelings, I am afraid that there are not many people who remember them in these years......"

Ji Qingwen was listening in his ears, but he was thinking in his heart: What kind of Gu Renren, I am clearly a person in the future, just to see Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren unhappy......

But I heard Xu Guangqi continue: "I'm afraid that Lord Ji's heart, those pickled officials may not be able to understand it." Brother, I'm not afraid that you will think the old man is incompetent and cowardly, I still have to advise you, Inspector Yuan is a hot potato now, it is better not to touch it or not. ”

"Then you don't necessarily have to let Yuan Chonghuan die, right?" Ji Qingwen blurted out.

When Xu Guangqi heard this, he showed an embarrassed expression on his face and said, "Mingzhe protects himself...... Wise and self-...... originally thought that these four words were the last bottom line above the officialdom. But I don't know that in this world now, if you want to do these four words, it is difficult to climb to the sky......"

He sighed again, changed his words, and said: "Brother Ji, seeing that Yuan Chonghuan is in trouble, do you know why the old superintendent of Lingshi Sun Chengzong has always pretended to be deaf and dumb and has not expressed his position?" ”

Sun Chengzong's opinion, Ji Qingwen hadn't paid attention to it before, but after listening to Xu Guangqi's reminder, he really realized that Sun Chengzong, a pivotal figure in the government and the opposition, has not said a word about Yuan Chonghuan so far - neither to ensure that he serves the country; There is no righteous extermination of relatives to hand him over to the ministry for condemnation.

Ji Qingwen is not a stupid person, he has traveled to the end of the Ming Dynasty for so many years, and he has some understanding of these bastard routines in the officialdom, so he has somewhat guessed Sun Chengzong's intentions.

So he asked tentatively: "Could it be that Teacher Sun's intention also falls on the words 'Mingzhe protects his body'?" ”

Xu Guangqi smiled and nodded: "The elder brother is really smart, it is the four words 'Mingzhe to protect himself'." The elder brother knows that now the old superintendent Sun Chengzong is bent on restoring the Liaodong defense line outside the pass, and it has reached the most critical time. If Yuan Chonghuan was involved in internal disputes in the imperial court because of Yuan Chonghuan's affairs, it would most likely lead to the failure of the major event of restraining the Manchurian Tartars. Does the elder brother think that Old Inspector Sun is too ruthless? Yes and no! Yuan Chonghuan is his proud disciple, and he died in a party struggle like this, and Mr. Sun is naturally distressed. But all this, in front of Sheji, in front of the country, and in front of the people of Limin, must be sent down! This is the hard work of the old inspector Sun Chengzong! ”

The more Xu Guangqi spoke, the more excited he became, his wrinkled old face turned red, but he was still unsatisfied, and then said: "When Old Inspector Sun came to the capital before, he told the old man. said that Yuan Chonghuan's matter had reached this point, in the final analysis, it was because he had no way to teach his disciples and was too doting. According to Yuan Chonghuan's temperament, let alone the current Chongzhen Emperor, even if he is placed in the gentle and tolerant Emperor Hongxi (Zhu Zhanji) and Hongzhi Emperor (Zhu Youzhang), I am afraid that he will not be able to tolerate him as a courtier, let alone Emperor Hongwu (Zhu Yuanzhang) and Yongle Emperor (Zhu Di). It seems that Yuan Chonghuan's temperament, even if he is thin and talented, is just a way to cause trouble, and Lan Yu, the Duke of Liangguo of the Hongwu Dynasty, is the best example. ”

He took a breath and continued, "Brother Ji, Old Inspector Sun has now pinned all his hopes on you. It's not that he doesn't want to save Yuan Chonghuan, but he doesn't want you to wade into this troubled water. Brother, Old Inspector Sun has taken you as the only successor of his career, can you appreciate his painstaking efforts? ”

Speaking of this, Xu Guangqi stood up from his seat again and patted Ji Qingwen's shoulder hard.

Ji Qingwen in the modern era of the twenty-first century, is just a terminally ill and almost dying, and finally traveled to the end of the Ming Dynasty, luckily picked up a life, and became a rich son of a rich family, which has made him very happy. Therefore, in his heart, he just wants to make more money, play tricks later, and engage in more women.

And in order for himself to make better money, have fun, and be a better woman, of course, he hopes that the world can be peaceful, and not disturb his interest by messy things all day long. Therefore, his civilian rebellion, war tartars, and exterminators were all for this purpose.

But Ji Qingwen never expected that he would come and go and act casually, and he would become an important person who could bear the fate of the entire society in the eyes of Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi. This burden weighed him a little out of breath, but he had a great sense of accomplishment, and he began to think that if his current timeline was passed on, in another 100, 200, or 300 years, how would he judge himself, a "big man" who suddenly appeared in the history textbooks of future generations?

This made Ji Qingwen's blood swell, and he exploded the table for the second time, and said: "How can I, Ji Qingwen, afford this heavy burden?" But I have something to say about Yuan Chonghuan. ”

Xu Guangqi saw that his persuasion was dry, but Ji Qingwen's opinion still did not change, and he couldn't help but be a little anxious.

But just as he was about to speak, he heard Ji Qingwen say: "Elder Xu Ge, don't worry. Yuan Chonghuan actually has a normal relationship with me. Although his life is not pleasing to people, there is nothing debatable about his actions. But it's not so easy to kill him, you have to give a reason. The reason is reasonable, I naturally have nothing to say; If the reason can't get by, I can't let Yuan Chonghuan become a fish. ”

Ji Qingwen's words were reasonable, so that although Xu Guangqi was helpless, he couldn't find a place to persuade him, so he could only sigh and say: "I'm afraid that the emperor and Lord Wen Tiren may not be willing to listen to Brother Ji's reasoning." Even if it's Lord Zhou Yanru, he may not be of the same mind as you......"

Ji Qingwen made a mistake and said, "What's this? The emperor also has to be reasonable! As for Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren...... It's just a matter of whether they form friends or not. What's so great about the punisters? Is there any official in the capital who has not received my benefits and has not taken my money? If anyone dares to talk nonsense and fart around, see how I make him ruined! Clique? I think I'm going to pull up a Ji party, and the standard of the party members is also very simple, don't look at the background, don't look at the origin, don't look at the teacher, just look at who took my money at the beginning! If you don't want to join the party, you can just spit out the money for me! ”