But then again, once you enter the cabinet, the difficulty of Zhang Juzheng entering the cabinet has also been reduced, after all, Zhang Juzheng is much older than you, and he has been an official for a longer time than you, and under the care of Xu Jie, he has indeed achieved some prestige and qualifications over the years, that is, it is better not to be able to do you, if there is no non-you, he is definitely the most qualified new generation of officials to enter the cabinet. ”

"And according to the urine nature of seniority, once you and Zhang Juzheng enter the cabinet together, Zhang Juzheng's position will still be ranked in front of you."

"Hmm!" Luo Xin nodded slightly and said: "After seeing Gao Gong before, I met Your Majesty again, and Your Majesty also mentioned that I should enter the cabinet, but I feel that there is a lot of resistance to entering the cabinet now, and I am ready to let me serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites first, transition for a while, and then seek an opportunity to enter the cabinet." This is also the reason why Your Majesty handed over to me the matter of enthronement and sending the first emperor. ”

"It's a good idea!" Zhang Xun couldn't help but sigh.

Luo Xin's expression calmed down at this time and said: "Xu Jie's life has planned a lot of things, but there are not many things that are really successful. Scheming and not being good at judging is his biggest shortcoming. Don't look at his plan, there will still be changes in the middle, and this change comes from Gao Gong, Ma Fang, Yan Na, and how we do it.

And once we decide something, we have to act decisively. We are not as good as Xu Jie in planning, so we can only beat him in decisiveness. ”

"What are we going to do?"

Luo Xin slowly spoke: "Mingli supports Gao Gong with great righteousness, unites Ma Fang and Yan Na with feelings, and secretly contacts Zhang Juzheng with interests. ”

"But ......" Zhang Xun frowned and thought for a while: "Zhang Juzheng at this time is different from the past, he will replace Xu Jie in the future, and he and you are in competition." ”

"It's a complicated relationship!" Luo Xin also had a headache and said: "But it's a road, it depends on how to see the move." ”

"No, do you know Zhang Juzheng very well?"

"I guess I know!" Luo Xin thought about it and said: "He is very good, aside from his military talent, his political excellence is not worse than mine, and even ...... It's a little better than me.

When I say this, I am not humble, but the reason why he is better than me politically is because he has a good teacher. At the beginning, Xu Jie thought that Zhang Ju was the most suitable successor.

Since he entered the officialdom, Xu Jie has valued him very much. In the past 20 years, Xu Jie has spared no effort to cultivate Zhang Juzheng, look at Zhang Juzheng's past, when he was young, he was also an impulsive person, and he often shouted and killed Yan Song. But look at the last decade. Zhang Juzheng has changed from being strong and unbreakable to being rigid and soft, which is the result of Xu Jie's carving of him.

Many state affairs, even confidential matters, with Zhang Juzheng's official position, are not qualified to know at all, but Xu Jie consulted with him. He said that he was deliberating, and he was instructing him in advance. This gradually made him feel a groove in his chest.

It can be said that Xu Jie's kindness to Zhang Juzheng is like a mountain.

However, later, because of my appearance, and because of some complex relationships between me and Xinxue, Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng had some contradictions.

Once something happens, it is difficult to reverse, and it is difficult to reunite after a broken mirror.

The relationship between Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng is no longer the original master-apprentice kindness, there are already impurities, and it has become kindness and benefits!

Once the pure master-apprentice relationship between two people is mixed with interests, it gives us an opportunity to take advantage of, which is what I said, to contact Zhang Juzheng with interests.

You're right, Zhang Ju and I are in a competitive relationship, competing for the future head of the cabinet.

However, this does not mean that the interests of both of us cannot coexist. Sometimes, the interests of the two of us will be the same, and the difference is only the one who gets the greater benefit. ”

Luo Xin's gaze swept over several people: "At this time, it depends on how Zhang Juzheng chooses." Whether you want to share your interests with me, or for the sake of Xu Jie, you would rather give up your interests. ”

"There are big and small benefits!" Haizheng said in a condensed voice.

"Is there a difference?" Luo Xin said lightly: "I can deliberately give him a lot of benefits, as long as he is willing to cooperate with me, even if I get a small benefit, it is still a benefit." It's better than working completely against Zhang Juzheng and not getting benefits. ”

"But in this way, the gap between you and Zhang Juzheng will get bigger and bigger."

"Hehe......" Luo Xin smiled calmly and said, "That's just a visible benefit." Yes, in terms of visible benefits, I got very little, and Zhang Juzheng got a lot. However, there are also unseen benefits. ”

"Invisible benefits?"

Luo Xin was silent and looked at the four people. The four of them also understood in their hearts that this was Luo Xin's assessment of them, or to guide them and make them think. Sooner or later, they will have to be on their own and become Luo Xin's right-hand man, and they can't say it every time, they need to think for themselves.

All four of them furrowed their brows and fell into thought. Zhang Xun's first eyes lit up, followed by Tao Xingyan, then Yun Zhiqiu, and finally Haizheng. One by one, they looked at Luo Xin as if they had seen a ghost. Zhang Xun said unceremoniously:

"No, you're too insidious."

Luo Xin rolled his eyes and said, "How do you speak?" This is called wisdom. ”

Then he looked at Haizhengdao, who had reacted at the end, and said, "Tell me." ”

"The invisible interest is the gap between Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng." Haizheng looked at Luo Xin with admiration.

"Not bad!" Luo Xin nodded and said: "In Xu Jie's opinion, it is not a big deal who benefits me and Zhang Juzheng, and who has great benefits, but the big thing is that Zhang Juzheng and I are united." This will make Xu Jie feel a sense of crisis.

He fought with his life to put His Majesty in the air, what did he want?

What you want is to dominate the dynasty alone.

If Zhang Juzheng and I both enter the cabinet, and he and Zhang Juzheng are close, we need to face Gao Gong, Ma Fang, Yan Na and me. Even if Yan Na may not be in the camp of Gao Gong, then he will have to face Gao Gong, Ma Fang and me. As for Yan Na, with my understanding of him, he will not defect to Xu Jie, at most he will be a clay sculpture Bodhisattva, no one will help, a centrist. Sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and make some cheap when you have the opportunity.

In this case, how would Xu Jie feel if he found out that Zhang Juzheng had joined forces with me?

Embattled!

He would feel that he was facing Gao Gong, Ma Fang, me and Zhang Juzheng, and he was fighting alone.

In particular, he thinks that Zhang Juzheng is a betrayal of him, even if Zhang Juzheng explains it to him, he can't let go. In this way, Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng must have a disagreement.

That's what I mean by secret benefits! It's just one thing, and it's the other thing. ”

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