Although Hui Shiyang pretended to be amazing, Yuan Keli still showed a calm heart, and seemed to care at all whether the court situation would change in the direction that Hui Shiyang said.

Seeing this, Hui Shiyang finally smiled and said, "... Master Shangshu's qi cultivation kung fu is really unmatched, so let the lower officials tell the truth. Today, the reform of Ming Dynasty government is inevitable.

Since it is no longer feasible to deal with the reform of the government and resist it, then the lower officials think, why not obey it? ”

Yuan Keli repeated uncertainly, "Obey it?" ”

Hui Shiyang leaned towards Yuan Keli, and said with eagerness in his eyes: "Yes, obey it." What His Majesty needs is only to promote the reform of the government, and as for who will promote this reform, the lower officials think that His Majesty actually does not care. ”

Yuan Keli looked at him, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Why do you see it like this?" ”

Hui Shiyang was silent for a moment and then said: "Xia Guan looked at Huang Zhongwu's past actions, although he was quite skillful, but he lacked a pattern in his chest, otherwise the eunuch party would not have relied on framing a big case to suppress my Donglin party."

However, in the past two years, Huang Zhongwu has often acted unexpectedly, with an eye on the future. The reform policy pursued by him did not deliberately target and suppress people who disagreed with political views, and also recalled many people from our party.

Based on the grievances between the two sides in the past, Huang Zhongwu is a person, which obviously makes some sense. After Xiaguan returned to the capital, although he did not make any achievements, he did not waste time on weekdays.

According to the knowledge of the lower officials, Wu Chunfu, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, Li Kuilong of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Sun Zhiqi of the Daming Times, Xu Guangqi, and others of the Ministry of Officials, although they supported the cabinet's reform of the government, they were not party members who were dependent on Huang Liji.

Therefore, the determination to promote the reform of the government should be His Majesty, not Huang Liji. It was His Majesty who promoted the reform through Huang Liji, not Huang Liji, who gained His Majesty's trust, and implemented the reform.

From the point of view of the lower officials, there are four things that His Majesty wants to reform: one is the economy; second, military; 3. The official system; Fourth, education.

I, the Donglin Party, do not hesitate to fight with the Eunuch Party, so what's the matter? Isn't it also to take charge of the government and save this Ming crisis?

Therefore, there is actually no profound contradiction between us and His Majesty, after all, after we have cleaned up the ugly eunuchs in the DPRK, we will eventually start to reform the Ming Dynasty government.

Therefore, from this point of view, there is no problem in our submission to His Majesty's will for reform. The problem is that the content of the reforms that His Majesty wants to promote is not so consistent with what we want to carry out.

But as long as we can take back the lead over reform, these inconsistencies will eventually be eliminated. However, if we want to deal with the eunuchs in the DPRK and then talk about reform, I am afraid that those eunuchs who hold power will continue to suppress us and others under the pretext of reform, just like today's court meeting.

Therefore, the lower officials thought. Our priority now is to seize the leading power in reform, not to continue to go toe-to-toe with the eunuchs in the DPRK. Otherwise, the power of the eunuchs will only get stronger, and ours will become smaller and smaller. ”

Yuan Keli pondered for a long time before he asked unhurriedly: "Then what does this title have to do with what you said about seizing the leading power of reform?" ”

Hearing that Yuan Keli did not categorically reject his claim, Hui Shiyang couldn't help but perk up and said: "Your Majesty is young and vigorous, and he is the emperor who won the throne from the end of his brother, he must be able to establish merits to comfort the first emperor and the people."

And with His Majesty's behavior since he ascended the throne, although it is a little reluctant to take this honorific title now, it is not too ridiculous.

The reason why Huang Liji was able to gain His Majesty's trust and entrust him with the power of government reform was nothing more than that His Majesty had the merit of supporting the throne when he ascended the throne that day.

Since we have lost the opportunity, it is natural that we must first gain His Majesty's favor now. This title of honor means that we have completely surrendered to Your Majesty, and only when Your Majesty no longer regards us as outsiders will we have the opportunity to seize the power to lead the reform from Huang Liji. ”

Yuan Keli stared at Hui Shiyang for a long time, looked at his calm and unavoidable gaze, and finally sighed softly and said, "Then, I'll ask you." If one day, we get the power to lead this reform, how do you think this reform should be implemented? Or to what extent should this reform be changed? ”

Hui Shiyang, who has always been confident, frowned at this moment and thought for a long time before he said intermittently: "Is this reform? Xia Guan thought that it would not exceed the content of Zhang Jiangling's implementation of the new policy, otherwise it would be absolutely difficult to work. ”

Yuan Keli looked away in disappointment, and instead looked at a few plums in the corner of the wall, and said after a long time: "You can handle the matter of the Shangzun, and I will take the lead at that time."

However, after you do this, you will go to Yangzhou and close the Yangzhou salt case as soon as possible. I've been running out of energy lately, and I'm thinking I'm getting old and frail, and I'm overwhelmed. In the future, I am afraid that you will have to take the lead in the affairs of this criminal department..."

Ni Yuanlu, who waited for nearly half an hour, finally saw Hui Shiyang walk out of the hall, Hui Shiyang, who had always been expressionless and silent in the past, looked a little proud today, and when he passed by him, he nodded to him, which was regarded as a greeting.

Although Ni Yuanlu felt a little surprised, he didn't know what this Hui Shilang talked about with the teacher, but he was in such a happy mood, but he quickly reacted and said to the door next to him: "You continue to block outsiders, let me talk to the teacher about something." ”

The man in his early forties nodded without hesitation, "Lang Zhong and go in by yourself, the villain will take care of the door here." ”

Ni Yuanlu hurriedly walked into the hall door, turned the familiar corridor on the right, and after a turn, he saw a small hall for hospitality.

He glanced at the furnishings of the small hall, then stepped forward quickly, and said to Yuan Keli, who was sitting on the main seat and thinking: "Teacher, the student is so polite. ”

Yuan Keli, who was awakened, looked up and saw Ni Yuanlu, and suddenly said with a relaxed expression: "Ruyu is here, sit down and talk, do you have anything to do with me?" ”

Ni Yuanlu looked at Yuan Keli a little absent-mindedly, so he pressed his intention, and instead asked Yuan Keli worriedly: "The student just saw Hui Shilang leaving, what did he say to the teacher to make the teacher so worried?" ”

Yuan Keli looked at Ni Yuanlu and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "It's okay to tell you, you can also advise the teacher for one or two..."

After listening to Yuan Keli repeat the conversation between the two, Ni Yuanlu was full of praise and said: "Sure enough, it is worthy of Mr. Hui, but the student thinks that Hui Shilang's plan is very feasible."

At today's court meeting, His Majesty is already extremely disgusted with the power struggle between the court and China. And the actions of several Donglin leaders to protect themselves and not want to come forward also disappointed everyone.

The students thought that the fragmentation within the clear stream had become settlement. I am afraid that in the future, these remaining last party members will have to find their own way out. No matter how many Donglin leaders try to influence public opinion, they may not be able to succeed.

The original situation of Qingliu and the ruling minister holding each other in check is probably going to change dramatically. Originally, the students wanted to come over to the teacher to ask for ideas on how to minimize this change, so that Huang Zhongwu and other ruling ministers would lose the power of supervision and become reckless.

Now it seems that Hui Shilang's strategy of drawing salaries from the bottom of the kettle is a good medicine to solve the current predicament and reunite the Qingliu party. ”

Yuan Keli looked at this disciple's elated appearance, and couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water on him, "How do you know that Your Majesty will like us to give him the title of honor?" What did Your Majesty really want, are you sure Yuan Ru really guessed it? ”

Ni Yuanlu looked stunned, slowly calmed down, looked at the teacher and said suspiciously: "At Your Majesty's age, you should have liked food, wine, beauties and all kinds of fun things.

However, according to the daily observation of students, His Majesty, although young, is extremely restrained in himself. But all the things that folk teenagers like, never indulge too much, and some things don't even touch them.

Therefore, the students thought that although His Majesty was young, he had high ambitions and must want to make a difference. Virtuous as Emperor Ming, there are still six honorific titles in his life, His Majesty wants to strengthen his brother and win the ancestor, how can he dislike us and give him the honorable title? ”

Yuan Keli looked around, and suddenly beckoned to Ni Yuanlu, signaling him to move closer to him. When Ni Yuanlu walked to his side, he whispered to the student: "Do you know that before Your Majesty personally conquered, he made an edict just in case, and the name on the edict was Prince Fu. ”

Seeing that Ni Yuanlu's expression became stiff after hearing this, Yuan Keli added: "After Your Majesty returns to the palace, this edict should have been destroyed, and you must not spread this matter." ”

Ni Yuanlu exhaled deeply at this time, and replied nervously: "Students don't dare." But what does Your Majesty mean by this? Before the students heard that His Majesty had set out on the expedition, weren't the two highnesses in the palace already happy? ”

Yuan Keli nodded slightly, also with an incomprehensible expression, "Yes, if I can know what His Majesty thinks, I don't have to worry so much."

If His Majesty didn't even care about the throne, could this honorific title really impress him? ”

Ni Yuanlu was silent for a long time, not knowing how to analyze this matter. Yuan Keli was silent for a while, and finally continued: "Now we can only take one step at a time, no matter what, Your Majesty already has an heir, and we must not let Your Majesty come to your Majesty." Otherwise, the external troubles of the Ming Dynasty have not been cleared, and the internal troubles will rise again.

I already plan to resign from my position as a scholar within the year and concentrate on education at the University of Justice. The matter of the Criminal Department, I am afraid that in the future, you and Yuan Ru will help and support each other.

There is one thing, originally I wanted Shi Zhai to do it, but I thought about it for a long time, maybe you are more suitable. ”

Ni Yuanlu suddenly looked at the teacher in surprise and said: "At this moment, the DPRK needs the support of a mainstay like the teacher, how can the teacher quit at this moment..."

Yuan Keli waved his hand, turned around and found a brocade box from the back, took out a booklet from the box and handed it to Ni Yuanlu and said: "If I go down at this moment, I can still push Yuanru up, if it is delayed for another year and a half, I am afraid that this position will not be up to me."

Yuan Ru is bold and careful, with him holding this position, he should be able to suppress those eunuchs within the Criminal Department, so that we can at least hold on to part of our strength, so that we will not be helpless in the court..."