"I said brother, you are rising step by step, why do you have a sad face every day, if you change someone else, you will already be happy."

Liu Shouyou feasted in his office, and raised the cup in his hand high.

According to Liu Shouyou's meaning, he wanted to invite and drink in the most expensive and luxurious restaurant, but he refused, saying that the restaurant was noisy and could not chat and talk well, and if he wanted to find a quiet place, there was indeed nothing quieter than Liu Shouyou's office, and this place was the Yama Hall in the eyes of outsiders.

It was said a long time ago that the two families would get together and contact the feelings of the two families, but unfortunately things came out one after another, and they couldn't take care of the earlier agreement at all.

Now that the emperor has canceled the arrest of the White Lotus Sect and his party, Liu Shouyou has relaxed all of a sudden, and people are naturally idle, so they have to drink besides.

The two of them called for wine and food from the restaurant outside, and drank in the office, and Zhou Dingcheng and Zhao Yang participated, and there were also several commanders and acquaintances in Beizhen Fusi, which was regarded as a secret negotiation practice.

The date of the trip has not yet been finalized, and it needs to be finalized with the king of Alta, but the date is certain, and it is estimated that the trip will be made soon.

"Ascension seems to be a good thing, but everything in this world is connected by cause and effect, you can only get the effect if you plant the cause, where does the effect come without a cause? I am ascending step by step now as a result of no cause, in fact, I owe debts, and I will have to repay them in the future, and I will repay them with interest. Besides, he sighed.

Maybe I felt that there were too many unpredictable factors on this trip, and it was hard to say whether I could come back, and I nodded frequently to everyone with a wine glass.

Although it is a secret negotiation, these few people here know that many secrets are not secrets in Jinyiwei, even if it is a secret in the palace, Jinyiwei can also know, this is the benefit of the emperor's personal guards, but it is also a disadvantage, once the mouth is not tightly closed, it will lose its head.

"You, it's just that your heart is too heavy, it's still a literati's problem, you like to cherish the sorrows of the ages if you have nothing to do, these are useless, it's better to have something real." Liu Shouyou said with a smile.

"That's it, the adults are young and promising, there are Zhang Xiang and Gao Xiang vigorously supporting, and the emperor is not full of favors, and now is the beginning." One of them commanded the servants enviably and complimentedly.

It's useless to be jealous of this kind of thing, only people of the corresponding rank will be jealous of each other, and besides, they are not on the same level as these people at all, so they can only be envious.

The emperor used a thread as if to lift a person directly to the position of the commander of the Jinyi Guard, who has this blessing? is only the young man in front of him.

"You are wrong, Lord Zhang and Master Gao did not promote me in this matter, according to their meaning, not only can I not be an official, but I also need to go back to my hometown to study with the teacher for ten years before I can come out." Besides, he took a glass of wine and complained.

"Well, if Zhang Xiang and Gao Xiang think like this, they really love the adults the most." Liu Shouyou pondered for a while and said in admiration.

To be honest, Liu Shouyou also thinks that it is not a good thing to be in a high position at such a young age, he does not believe in the cause and effect mentioned by the incident, but feels that there is a lack of experience and lack of tempering, and now the emperor supports him, and Zhang Juzheng gives him the backstage, but who can know what will happen in the future?

ups and downs, ups and downs in the officialdom, this is the norm, and there is no reason to rise in a straight line all the time. This is not like crowning the prince and the prince or even the duke and earl, although it is a one-step process, but it only gets the corresponding wealth and does not have any authority. Besides, it's different, the power in his hands is now greater than that of ordinary Shangshu, and there are people who are jealous of him and hate him everywhere, maybe one day he will never be able to get up if he has a big fight.

What's more, the emperor's favor is not reliable, if it doesn't last long and don't say it, if he is unhappy one day, he will be beaten back to his original form with a word.

The Jiajing Dynasty had three favored vassals. The first is Qiu Luan, Emperor Jiajing has the greatest favor for him, and as a result, he became a thorn in the side of the ministers, and finally he was tortured to death by the ministers in the prison of the Criminal Department. The second is the minister of power, Yan Song, needless to say, his son died tragically, his family property was confiscated, and he finally starved to death in front of the ancestral grave.

The third one they are most familiar with is the Jiajing Dynasty's Jinyi Guard, who commanded Lu Shan, this person is the brother of Emperor Jiajing, who has been in charge of Jinyi Wei for many years, adhering to the principle of not causing trouble and not making trouble, and handed over to the famous scholars and ministers, and finally was still disgraced and dismissed by the ministers, and almost ruined.

How much more can today's favor be greater than Emperor Jiajing's grace? What's more, the relationship with the emperor is far less than the relationship between those favored ministers and Emperor Jiajing. He is indeed like a rootless pinch.

Zhou Dingcheng and Zhao Yang didn't speak, they felt that they were a little out of shape today.

Besides, although he is also giggling on weekdays, he rarely reveals his heart, and even their best friends find it difficult to guess his true thoughts.

"Besides, you don't have to think too much, as long as the emperor's favor is undiminished, you will rise all the way, and in the end, if you can be crowned a marquis and a duke, you will achieve a positive result." One of them commanded Tongzhi and said with a smile.

Several of them talked about the future in private, and they all felt that if the current momentum continued, it should not only be a palace protection, but should have the title of a prince.

If the marquis is really sealed, it will be safe, you can enjoy dignity in peace, and the danger will be minimized. You don't have authority in your hands, and the ministers don't have the leisure to fight you.

The struggle between Wenchen and Jinyiwei is, in the final analysis, a struggle for authority and interests.

"This time, your brother has solved the case of the remnants of the White Lotus Sect, and he has already made a new contribution, and if he comes back from the envoy, it will be another great achievement, I see, this is not far from Jia Shaobao." Liu Shouyou said with a smile.

"How can it be so simple, it's not certain if I can come back smoothly this time, what credit do I want to make." Besides, shake your head.

"How is this possible, we have negotiated with the Tatars many times, and there is no precedent for the envoy to be detained." Liu Shou has a way.

"It was all talked about outside the Yanmen Pass, just a stone's throw away from the border pass, and of course there would be no intention of seizure on either side. This time, I'm going straight to the royal court. Not to mention the king of Da, there is also a White Lotus Sect Master, I killed their three holy envoys, and they will definitely ask for this blood debt. ”

"The White Lotus Sect has an idea, King Alta may not agree, he should still have this measure, after so many years of confrontation between the two sides, if you want to say that either side has this blood debt, you can't talk about it."

Liu Shou felt that his heart was unprecedentedly gloomy, so he could only comfort him like this.

Moreover, he was quite a little resistant to this secret negotiation, not because it was dangerous or not, but because he felt that the imperial court was controlled by several powerful families, which was the most angry thing in his heart.

The fanfare, the closure of the city, and the internal guards sitting in the city gatehouse, but in the end he still had to give people a legal identity, although these things were not directly related to him, he couldn't accept it in his heart, and his resentment was hard to eliminate.

If he was still a white-clothed showman, he wouldn't know about this kind of thing, and even if he did, he wouldn't take it to heart, but now he is the leader of Jinyiwei, and he doesn't seek politics if he is not in his position, that is to say, he should be in his position. However, he could only watch everything in front of him and could do nothing.

"Dude, please help me continue to investigate the background of that case last time, and see if it is the White Lotus Sect or someone who is engaged in a conspiracy." Besides.

"Don't worry, I've got all the manpower back now, and this is the main direction of attack. However, there are no clues, we have drawn portraits of those dead bodies, and we are carefully examining, and the results we have obtained so far are not satisfactory. It is certain that none of these people are locals and their origin is unknown. "Liu Shou has a way.

"It should be someone from the White Lotus Sect, that kind of style can be known at a glance."

"That is, except for the brainwashed White Lotus Sect, how can so many people commit suicide together!"

"And those statues are the best proof of that."

Several of Liu Shouyou's subordinates said one after another.

"What if the White Lotus Sect is also set up by someone?" Besides, he asked with a smile.

"They're being trapped? It can't be, I can't imagine it. Liu Shouyou was a little surprised.

"It's not impossible, judging from the scene, these people did not take the initiative to attack, and then decisively committed suicide by poisoning when they were attacked, and the resistance was so small that it was negligible. This does not rule out that they were also set up, and this is likely to be a game within a game. Besides.

Liu Shouyou and a few of his subordinates thought carefully for a while, and felt that what they said was not unreasonable, and this possibility existed. Judging from the reports written and the transcripts made, it is very likely that these people have been set up by others.

But this is only a possibility, they are more inclined to the White Lotus Sect ambush attack, but the intelligence is wrong, they didn't expect to bring a huge team of more than 500 people. As a result, they did not dare to attack, and most of them fled, leaving only a few hoping to escape.

This seems to be the most likely, and there is consensus on this point.

Liu Shouyou is really working this case, mainly because the emperor ordered him to find out, but now all the clues are broken, and there is almost no breakthrough in the next step of the case.

The more unlikely things are often the most likely to happen, and extrapolating from this point is what makes it feel like a game within a game. Killing the people of the White Lotus Sect first, and then using the corpses of these people as bait to catch him, can be described as killing two birds with one stone, the key is who will do this?

Which family, gang, or sect, and whoever can get the most out of this matter, is naturally the biggest suspect. Besides, I want to break my head, and there is no answer.

"Well, we have no way out now anyway, so I'll check it again tomorrow according to your idea." Liu Shouyou said.

"Then thank you a few adults, I will give a glass to a few adults." And raise your glass.

"Don't dare."

"Don't dare."

Except for Liu Shouyou, several people were afraid to say that they didn't dare, so they hurriedly picked up their wine glasses and drank them first.

"Why are you paying special attention to this case, my lord?" Liu Shouyou's deputy, Zuo Du, commanded Tongzhi and asked.

"I just want to know which bastard is trying to hurt me, and that's good enough." Besides, he slapped the table.