Chapter 90: A Turning Point

"Duan Gong is far-sighted, and the students admire!" Guo Weijing picked up the teacup with both hands, saluted He Wusu, and then drank it all.

"It's not a foresight, I'm just old, and I'm used to leaving three points of leeway. Alas, when Wang Kefan rescued the driver in Tingzhou, he was still loyal and cautious, but after gaining power, he intensified, and he was more reckless than Zheng Zhilong at the beginning. When this topic was mentioned, He Wuyu's tone became very heavy.

Before the Chongzhen Dynasty, no matter how the civil officials fought back and forth, they could unanimously communicate with the outside world when they met the generals, and there were no real warlords at that time, and the military generals could only obey orders in front of the civilian officials. But in the Southern Ming Dynasty, the scum among the civil officials began to collude with the military generals, relying on the support of the army to suppress political opponents, such as Ma Shiying, such as Fu Guanzhi and others, all of whom were traitors who broke the rules of the game among the civilian officials.

"The students are taught!"

Guo Weijing sighed: "The so-called selflessness in the bottom of the heart is wide in the world, and the public everywhere is focused on the society of the country and the world, and the people of the world are their own responsibility, so they are naturally invincible!" ”

What does it mean to focus on the big picture? What does it mean to not care about personal gains and losses? Guo Weijing had a new understanding -- He Wuyu recommended Zhu Shuya, the king of Liao, to be the minister of the Qin Mission, and the Southern Party suffered a loss on the surface, but it avoided becoming the target of the public, and also united those princes and nobles to concentrate on launching a counterattack against the Longwu New Deal.

It doesn't matter who is in power in the party struggle, the most important thing is to safeguard the interests of the gentry and landlords, protect themselves in the struggle, and strike at the enemy -- it is no wonder that He Wulu has such a mind, so it is no wonder that he will become the leader of the Yugoslav Party!

His praise was heartfelt. It sounded a little numb, He Wuyu smiled and waved his hand, and changed the topic and asked, "Lu Daqi Mansion." Have you seen any movement in the past two days? ”

"No, Lu Daqi has always said that he can't get sick, and the emperor has already sent a doctor to see it, and I heard that it is a phlegm surge, and he can't get up anymore!" With a mocking smile on the corner of Guo Weijing's mouth, he thought about it and said, "It's really strange that Lu Daqi has been pretending to be sick like this. Is it possible to pretend to be sick and get through such a thing as rebellion? ”

"Yes, it's a little weird." He Wufu frowned. said suspiciously: "If I were Lu Daqi, of course I would have to ask for resignation now, and even go so far as to charge myself with a crime, so that the emperor would have this kind of breath." The lesser of two evils. may be able to save his life, and he is carrying it with the emperor like this, it is clearly self-defeating, what is he waiting for? ”

"I see!" Guo Weijing's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said loudly: "He is still not giving up, he is waiting for the battle report from Jiangxi, if the Chu army wins, naturally there will be no chance to turn the tables." But if the Chu army is defeated, it will definitely fight to the death! ”

"Not bad. Not bad! I'm so old, I can't even figure out this kind of joint, if it weren't for Brother Yunji's reminder, I would still be kept in the dark. He Wuju praised a few words, frowned and thought for a while, and said: "You go and select a few weighty officials, prepare to impeach Lu Daqi's recital, and wait until the emperor expresses his position, and immediately send it to win the jackpot!" ”

"What? Don't look any further? In case the Chu army really loses the battle...... Guo Weijing was stunned, a little unable to keep up with He Wusu's train of thought, and just now said that everything must leave three points of leeway, how could he go into battle shirtless again?

"Hehehe, it's not the other!" He Wuqi smiled and said: "Lu Daqi is smart, confused for a while, the emperor is resolute and resolute, and acts carefully, how can he leave him such a big flaw?" The old man can assert that if the Chu army wins, Lu Daqi may still have a chance to live, and if the Chu army is defeated, the day the army is sent to Guilin will be the time when Lu Daqi asks for beheading! ”

Guo Weijing's eyes widened slowly, and he suddenly stood up suddenly, and hurriedly walked out: "Thank you Duangong for your advice, I'll do it!" ”

The Chu Xun group kept a low profile, no one knew that they had discovered the plot of this coup d'Γ©tat, and no one knew that the guilty edict was Zhu Tianlin's idea to Emperor Longwu. In the eyes of He Wusu and Guo Weijing, Emperor Longwu's expression in this accident is almost perfect, and the political skills are also used in a round and old spicy manner, which makes people feel awe.

But in awe, He Wuyu did not intend to give up his political opinions, the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty have always been virtuous, and it is common to work against the emperor, if there is no principle of his own, then he will become a shameless courtier.

Compared with when he was in Fujian, the current wings of Emperor Longwu have grown stiff, and he no longer wants to be at the mercy of civil officials, but the Southern Party has also grown up at the same time, and He Wuyu believes that he has enough strength to find a balance in the court situation to ensure that the Ming Dynasty will not slide into the abyss of losing control.

Emperor Longwu cooperated with the Chu Xun clique, and the statecraft adopted was a deviant approach, and the differences with the civil officials were getting bigger and bigger, although the new policy of Longwu was announced this time, it was likely that it was only forced to brake, and the southern party would face severe challenges in the future.

"If you can't do Zuo Guangdou, you can do it to Yu Qian, even if you become Zhang Junzheng!"

The personal relationship between He Wuyu and Emperor Longwu was originally good, but the society was important, and the lines and policies between the monarchs and ministers were different, so they could only become political opponents and put their personal feelings aside.

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The attempted coup d'Γ©tat in Longwu for five years is certainly frightening, tense and tortuous in the eyes of the parties concerned, but in the eyes of outsiders, it has an absurd feeling that a tiger cannot become an anti-dog.

There is no personal interest involved, let alone life and death, honor and disgrace, and the pro-Gui faction looks on coldly, and has a rare calm vision.

"Ridiculous! It's a big joke in the world, both sides are messy, although he is stupid and negligent, Lu Daqi is even more wrong, even if he doesn't have this guilty edict, he may not be able to succeed! ”

It was Zhai Shiyun who spoke, the former governor of Guangxi, and the current military department added Zuo Shilang.

The military department added Zuo Shilang, which is roughly equivalent to the assistant minister of the Ministry of National Defense, because Zuo Shilang's position is not really vacant, so he can only be "added" to appoint, that is to say, Zhai Shiyun has no suitable position arrangement, and is stuffed into the military department to hang an idle post, but he still enjoys the treatment of the military department.

Since he is idle, he has nothing to do all day long, anyway, as the leader of the pro-Gui faction, no matter how hard Zhai Shiyun works and shows loyalty, he will not gain the trust of Emperor Longwu, so in order to avoid the suspicion of forming a party, he has always lived in seclusion and rarely dealt with outsiders.

But in secret, he still cares about any bit of wind and grass in the court.

Tonight, he and his staff member Meng Zhengfa were talking about the current situation, and on a whim, they sighed with emotion.

Meng Zhengfa is a native of Chongyang, when Wang Kefan raised the army, he used to be Zhang Kuang's staff against Wang Kefan, but he was severely counterattacked, and the whole family was cleaned up, and since then he has a deep hatred. After the Qing army invaded Chongyang, he fled all the way south, and after several twists and turns, he joined Zhai Shiyun as a staff member.

"What Ming Gong said is extremely true, since Donglin is in decline, Lu Daqi should be forbearant and serious, and if it is not good, he can resign and return to his hometown, and he will wait for the future, so desperate is nothing more than seeking a dead end, and Donglin and Fushe will inevitably be implicated." Meng Zhengfa's only goal in life is to bring down Wang Kefan, who made him unlucky, study hard every day, study how to engage in political struggle, after several years of painstaking cultivation, Meng Zhengfa is now a master in this field, as soon as he opened his mouth, he pointed out that Lu Daqi had made a mistake in strategy, and failure was inevitable.

"Returning to my hometown to raise hope, this method is not bad......" Zhai Shiyun was inspired, and asked in a deep voice: "Shenggong (Meng Zhengfa Zi), you can tell me, should I also resign?" ”

Resigning from the official position and returning to the hometown, raising hope and waiting for the opportunity is a relatively advanced means in the officialdom, such as Yuan Shikai in later generations, who used this trick...... After resigning and returning to his hometown, he can not only show that he has no ambitions, but also get a good reputation of noble character, and at the same time watch coldly, waiting for the political climate to change, if the time is right, use his reputation to create public opinion, he can return to be an official, and often get more power.

"No! Most of the people in the world are people who tend to be inflammatory, if Ming Gong resigns and returns to his hometown, no one is willing to speak for His Royal Highness King Gui, so he can only endure the humiliation and wait for the opportunity. ”

You are the leader of the pro-Gui faction, you have to pick and choose, everyone will definitely follow suit, and in a few years, the foundation of Emperor Longwu will become more and more stable, and the dream of supporting King Gui will completely come to naught.

"Wait! Wait! How long will it be? Zhai Shiyun didn't know which tendon he had touched, and suddenly became angry: "You will only persuade me to wait for the opportunity, but in the blink of an eye, it is already the third year, except for King Gui's situation is becoming more and more difficult, where is there any chance?" ”

With his status and status, he is obviously out of shape when he gets angry like this, but he is really aggrieved in the past two years, and he can't help it.

Meng Zhengfa knew that he was under a lot of pressure, so he didn't mind, but persuaded him gently: "Ming Gong, please calm your anger, now you are reckless, tyrannical, you have lost the hearts of the people, the opportunity is in front of you, if you can't hold your breath at the last moment, you will fall short, wait a little longer, maybe there will be a turnaround." ”

"Huh? You mean......" Zhai Shiyun's eyes lit with a fire of hope.

"Hehehe, Ming Gong hasn't seen it yet? In fact, this incident is not over, the whole court is waiting for the shape to be clear, in the final analysis, it is the result of the battle in Nanchang, Jiangxi, whether the Chu army won or lost! ”

"Yes, yes, if the Chu army is defeated, there will be chaos in the court, and there may be a chance!" Zhai Shiyun nodded again and again, and suddenly asked: "But if the Chu army wins, and now the prestige is even greater, won't there be no chance at all?" ”

Meng Zhengfa smiled proudly and said: "Although the edict of self-sin is promulgated today, it may not be out of the original intention, if the Chu army wins, it will inevitably fight back, liquidate the guilt of the Donglin Party, and reopen the new policy, this chaos will only get bigger and bigger, isn't it the turning point that Ming Gong has been waiting for?" (To be continued......)