"Brother Li, the capital is the power center of our Ming Dynasty, and I still prefer it here compared to the local yamen."

Hearing that Li Hongyu wanted her to go to Jiangnan to show her strength together, Zhao Xin's eyes lit up at first, and then her expression darkened, and she shook her head at Li Hongyu with a smile.

Zhao Xin didn't want to go south with Li Hongyu, the reason why she disguised herself as a man and risked the crime of bullying the monarch was because she wanted to stay by Li Hongyu's side.

But this time is different from the past, if she was left on the list last year, she would not hesitate to follow Li Hongyu to Jiangnan.

However, after nearly two years of officialdom experience, Zhao Xin's heart has become more stable and mature, knowing that if Li Hongyu wants to make a difference in the local area, he must have strong allies in the power center of the Ming Dynasty.

The person who supports Li Hongyu the most in the Ming officialdom is naturally Zhao Xin, Zhao Xin is Zhu Youxiao's master, if she is in the capital, Li Hongyu can have no worries in Jiangnan.

"Brother Zhao, the monarch is weak and the minister is strong, the muddy water in the capital will be stirred up more and more by the power struggle, and I don't know when there will be a peaceful day!"

Although he had long been mentally prepared that Zhao Xin would not go to Jiangnan with him, Li Hongyu still felt inexplicable loss and guilt in his heart after Zhao Xin said it himself, of course he knew that Zhao Xin chose to stay in the capital for her, so he sighed with mixed feelings.

Li Hongyu definitely didn't want Zhao Xin to stay in the capital to deal with the power struggle of the Ming center, but he now has an unstable foundation in the local area and needs someone to take care of him in the capital, and Zhao Xin is undoubtedly the best candidate, who can not only get in touch with the power center of the Ming Dynasty, but also the person that Li Hongyu absolutely trusts.

When he is full-fledged in the place, Li Hongyu will take Zhao Xin away from the capital, the land of right and wrong, and then the two will be able to spend time and get along day and night.

"I hope this day will come soon!" Zhao Xin agreed with Li Hongyu's view on the situation in the capital, frowned after bowing slightly, and said with emotion.

It is obvious that once Emperor Taichang dies, then the various factions in the officialdom of the capital will definitely experience a vicious fight, and Zhu Youxiao, who has just ascended to the throne, will definitely adopt the strategy of appeasement and concession when facing the approach of those important ministers of the imperial court, which will undoubtedly fuel the struggle between the factions.

As the hero of the elixir, Li Kezhuo can now be said to be proud of the spring breeze, and officials from various factions in the DPRK and China are vying to tie up, making his family crowded for a while, and people who come to visit with gifts rush to come.

This caused traffic jams on the street in front of his gate, and the Five Cities Terracotta Division had to send troops to maintain order.

Because there were too many people who came to visit, the subordinates of the Li Mansion naturally watched the people cook, except for the speech officials and civil officials above the fourth grade, the rest of the officials left their prayers and gifts and left.

Among the many types of contributions of the ancient feudal dynasty, the first place is naturally the merit of saving the driver, and Li Kezhuo has made a great contribution to saving the driver this time, and the future will be limitless.

What is particularly important is that Emperor Taichang already thinks that Li Kezhuo is the kind of person who is a master of foreign affairs through the elixir, so he will definitely rely on Li Kezhuo, just like Emperor Jiajing back then.

Therefore, the various factions in the capital naturally want to have a good relationship with Li Kezhuo, they don't expect Li Kezhuo to say good things to them in front of Emperor Taichang, they just ask Li Kezhuo not to stumble secretly, sometimes the words of the emperor's favored ministers can determine the life and death of a person or an officialdom faction.

The ministers previously designated by Emperor Taichang, including the first assistant of the cabinet, Congzhe and the British Gong, also gave gifts to Li Kezhuo, although they were not able to go to Li's house, but their hearts were really sent over, and faction leaders like them naturally attached more importance to Li Kezhuo.

However, not all of the ministers gave gifts to Li Kezhuo, and among the fifteen ministers who entrusted orphans, except for Ye Xianggao, who did not come to the capital, and Sun Chengzong, the henchman of Emperor Taichang, Li Hongyu did not give gifts to Li Kezhuo.

Li Hongyu was born in the first place, and Sun Chengzong was born in the list, and the two of them, as the leaders among the scholars, naturally have a unique pride and heart, and they disdain to slap Li Kezhuo.

Under the influence of Li Hongyu, Zhao Xin and those Beijing officials who had a close relationship with the two also gave up scolding Li Kezhuo, and did not run to give gifts like the rest of the officials.

Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin are not alone in the capital, and the two naturally have their own social circles, the most important of which are of course those officials who have obtained Jinshi in the same discipline.

There are many interpersonal circles in the officialdom of the capital, and they are set in circles with each other, so a Beijing official usually has several interpersonal circles, in addition to the big factions, such as the Donglin Party and the Qichu and Zhejiang Parties, there are also fellow villagers in the same state capital, the same subject of the Jinshi examination, the friendship between teachers and students with the invigilator in the imperial examination, the colleagues who have worked together, and so on.

For those officials who have just stepped into their careers, the friendship of the same department is more important than the rest of the interpersonal relationships, and the private contacts are also closer, and they often hug each other to "keep warm" in the turbulent and cold officialdom.

Among the Jinshi who were admitted in the same subject, it was natural that the Yanguan in the capital was the leader, and the Yanguan was respected by Hanlin, so Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin, who had a wide range of friends, became the leaders of the Jinshi in the same department.

In fact, after Zhao Xin beat the Dengwen drum to avenge Li Hongyu's grievances, Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin have already stood out among those who came to the capital to take the exam, plus both of them have very strong communication skills, as well as the respect of the champion and the leader, so no one can have the charm of surrendering to the same science and technology except the two of them.

With the accession of Emperor Taichang to the throne, the various factions of the imperial court began to fight each other to fill the vacancies of the yamen officials in the major capitals, and the Lin Party in the Middle East gained the upper hand in this battle by virtue of its relationship with Emperor Taichang.

Li Hongyu will naturally not be idle, and will definitely take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve his power and push his friends to more important positions.

Because the Wanli Emperor deliberately suppressed the imperial history and filled the vacancies in the matter, there were a large number of vacancies in these two positions, and this also meant that many officials in the imperial court who were born as jinshi had the qualifications to obtain these two positions.

Therefore, the various factions in the capital fought fiercely around the supervision of the imperial history and the filling of the vacancies in the six sections, and the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang and the Donglin Party fought fiercely around the Yanguan, all wanting to seize more positions.

It is precisely because there are many officials in the court who have the qualifications to fill the vacancies of the speech official, so Li Hongyu is given the opportunity to expand his strength, it is obvious that a new science and technology scholar like Li Hongyu has shallow qualifications, and the officialdom pays attention to seniority, so it is not their turn to fill the vacant speech official at all.

Moreover, the factions will not consider those newly promoted Jinshi when recommending candidates to fill vacancies, which is not competitive and will cause dissatisfaction among the internal elderly.

But Li Hongyu is different, as the leader of a newly formed faction, the new jinshi around him are all veterans, so there is no question of qualifications.

The reason why the Donglin Party was able to make a comeback in the court was because of the support of Emperor Taichang, and Li Hongyu also gained the trust of Emperor Taichang, speaking of which, Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin were the first contributors to Emperor Taichang's accession to the throne, and Emperor Taichang naturally would not forget them.

In this way, Li Hongyu was given the opportunity, and he and Zhao Xin took the opportunity to recommend some new science and technology scholars to fill the vacancies and supervise the imperial history and the six departments to the matter.

In addition to the support of Emperor Taichang, these new science and technology scholars recommended by Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin have another advantage, the new science and technology scholars he recommended are not all Chu party, but the best of the new science and technology scholars from all over the country, including both Qi, Chu and Zhejiang parties and Donglin party people,

In addition, Li Hongyu's reasons for recommending these newly promoted jinshi are also sufficient, after all, the current officials are all old, and once they become officials, it is inconvenient to go out of Beijing to perform certain tasks, and at this time, they need those young and strong people to complete these hard work, do they really want those half-hundred-year-old men who are used to being pampered to work hard?

Therefore, with Li Hongyu's efforts, the dozen or so new science and technology scholars he recommended were all able to fill the vacancies in supervising the imperial history and the six sections, and their strength was greatly expanded.

It stands to reason that those newly promoted Jinshi now have no opportunity to fill in the vacancies of supervising the imperial history and the six branches, so they know that this is the result of Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin's secret operation, so they are very grateful to the two.

You must know that the officialdom is one step late, and after losing this opportunity, the day after tomorrow knows when the next time will be the opportunity to become an official, Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin have the grace of those new jinshi, and they naturally have to be grateful.

One of the most important things is that Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin already have the conditions to become faction leaders, first of all, they are noble and are the champions and role models, and secondly, they are deeply favored by the emperor, so naturally some people follow.

It's just that Li Hongyu does not divide the development of forces by region but accepts people across factions, and now he has not formed a specific faction, and he belongs to a very special existence in the court.

The reason why Zhao Xin was reluctant to follow Li Hongyu to Jiangnan was that she was worried that after she and Li Hongyu left, those new science and technology scholars would be leaderless, and the team that had been gathered together would disperse in a hurry.

This made Zhao Xin have to stay, she is Zhu Youxiao's master, and Zhu Youxiao has a close relationship, and after Li Hongyu left, she was obliged to take on the responsibility of the leader, and carried the banner of cohesion that united those close new science and technology scholars around her.

In Zhao Xin's opinion, the new jinshi in the capital who look forward to Li Hongyu and her horse are the foundation for Li Hongyu to stand on the court in the future, so she must protect them well and would rather make any sacrifices.

Li Hongyu's heart is bitter, no man wants his beloved woman to show his face outside, and he is still in the insidious and cunning officialdom, not only to spend a lot of effort to fight with those old foxes in the officialdom, but also the danger of identity exposure, with Zhao Xin's proud figure, the taste of being wrapped in a corset every day is simply a hellish experience!

Of course, Li Hongyu naturally will not treat Zhao Xin badly, he will give Zhao Xin a great surprise in the future to make up for the regret and apology in his heart, so that Zhao Xin can get the glory that originally belonged to her.

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