Li Tingji narrowed his eyes, looked Ye Xianggao up and down, and saw that his expression did not seem to be fake, and he couldn't help but reconsider the meaning of the latter's words.

"What does Jin Qing mean is that the Son of Heaven sent down the wrath of thunder because the old man had a close relationship with the Gu brothers?"

Hearing the song and knowing the meaning of elegance, Li Tingji thought about it for a while, and then understood what Ye Xianggao meant, and couldn't help frowning, and asked.

"Really? Brother Li, you are really ...... Tell the old man to say what are you doing! ”

If there was still a trace of doubt in Fang Cai Ye Xianggao's heart, then after Li Tingji admitted it in person at this moment, he confirmed his conjecture, and couldn't help but point at Li Tingji, speechless for a while.

However, Ye Xianggao also knew that this was not the time to blame Li Tingji, Ye Xianggao shook his head, but his tone became more and more solemn.

"Up to now, presumably Brother Li is also clear about the situation, if Brother Li still believes in the old man's words, he will tell the original relationship with the Donglin people and even the affairs of the negotiation, maybe the old man can help Brother Li turn around!"

"Jinqing, you tell Brother Wei first, what news did you get? Your Majesty is really so angry because of Donglin Academy? ”

As soon as Fang Cai's words came out, Li Tingji regretted it.

He is not a reckless character, he is mixed in the court, and his strict mouth is the first priority, and the truth that comes from the mouth is especially applicable in the court, so many years of officialdom experience have made him rarely admit a thing with certainty.

But today's situation is a little special, firstly, in front of him is an old friend who has been friends for many years and trusts him very much, Li Tingji is a little less vigilant when he speaks, and secondly, because the meaning of Ye Xianggao's words surprised him too much, and under the loss of control, there are also some omissions between words.

However, after sobering up, Li Tingji immediately realized that something was wrong, and regained the initiative in his hands with a word.

Ye Xianggao is very familiar with this old friend's character, it is good anywhere, but it is uncomfortable to be too strong, but at this time he didn't have the heart to care, and said directly.

"Since this is the case, the old man will not hide it from Brother Li, this time the Son of Heaven is angry, nine times out of ten, it is because of Donglin Academy!"

"Why is Jin Qing so sure?"

Li Tingji could naturally see that Ye Xianggao was not joking, and his brows were furrowed at the moment, and he asked.

When he was in the East Palace, the Son of Heaven did punish many people for the affairs of the East Palace officials and the folk township party for satirizing the government and politics, and also strictly ordered the subordinate officials of the East Palace not to have too much contact with the folk township party, but Li Tingji did not take it to heart.

In fact, this is not to blame for his lack of sensitivity, but the situation at the time, a time when Li Tingji was newly promoted to Beijing not long ago, he was busy getting familiar with the affairs of the East Palace, and he was busy dealing with the bigwigs in the court.

Second, at that time, the East Palace's foothold was not stable, and it was not appropriate to meddle in political affairs rashly, and Zhu Changluo's strict order was just a precaution in order to prevent the subordinate officials of the East Palace from being held by others at this point.

As for the matter of intersecting with the Donglin people itself, it is not very serious in Li Tingji's eyes.

After all, in these years, the imperial court can't help but talk about the road, and it can't help the people to discuss politics, and it is normal for the officials at home and the protégés in the court to help each other, so Li Tingji has not completely cut off the correspondence with the Gu brothers.

Coincidentally, Ye Xianggao and others broke up their relationship with the Donglin people in time, which also made Zhu Changluo relax his vigilance, feeling that the Donglin people couldn't make any waves, so they shifted their attention elsewhere.

And later, after the power of the East Palace rose sharply and his position gradually stabilized, Li Tingji had no scruples.

In addition, in many cases, the remarks of the Gu brothers and even other Donglin people made Li Tingji feel refreshed, and he became close to them.

But after all, he was afraid of the original ban and didn't make it too obvious.

It wasn't until later, in his letters, that the Gu brothers revealed their intention to match up with colleagues who had unsuccessful careers, which made Li Tingji think about it.

Although he is now the leader of the Imperial Party, he does not have his own strength in his hands, everyone in the Imperial Party is raised by the Son of Heaven, even Ye Xianggao, who has the deepest friendship with him, will not stand on his side unconditionally.

And if you want to have enough say in the court, a group of people who are waving the flag and shouting are indispensable, so Li Tingji is half-pushed, and he does not refuse the Gu brothers.

On the other hand, the Gu Xiancheng brothers have always had the intention of joining the court, and they wanted to gradually integrate their forces into the court by forming gangs, but Zhu Changluo's ban came out, and their thoughts were immediately broken.

Although I don't know what Zhu Changluo was thinking, but at that time, Zhu Changluo was already the body of the prince, he said so, and some people in the court and the central government were all wise to protect their lives, and no one took the risk to continue to make friends with the Gu brothers.

At this time, Li Tingji did not cut off contact with them, which naturally made them overjoyed, and even if they came up, they planned to take refuge under Li Tingji's door.

In fact, this time the strategy is a letter of nomination, Gu Yuncheng after understanding the situation in the capital, he gave Li Tingji such an idea, to build himself into a righteous image for the country and the people, not only occupy the moral high ground, but also suppress Han Yi and others by the way, maybe he can also kidnap the imperial party to expand his own power, which can be described as killing multiple birds with one stone.

If it is another person on that throne, it should be said that Gu Yuncheng's strategy has more than eighty percent chance of success, after all, these years pay attention to convincing people with virtue, and if he occupies the righteousness, he occupies everything.

But it's a pity that they ran into Zhu Changluo, and almost after listening to Li Tingji's words, Zhu Changluo instantly smelled the smell of the Donglin Party.

This kind of argument that no matter how dirty the purpose is, can say the righteousness of the family and the country, Zhu Changluo is simply familiar with it, so it is not difficult to understand the next thunder and anger.

Of course, Li Tingji didn't know about these things, and Ye Xianggao naturally didn't know either, but although he didn't know it, he had his own news channels.

After listening to Li Tingji's question, Ye Xianggao groaned for a moment, and his face struggled for a long time before he said.

"The situation is urgent, the old man does not hide from Brother Li, that day after Chen Ju's father-in-law left, the next day His Majesty passed down the will, when the old man in addition to beating his chest and feeling that he hurt Brother Li, but also had a trace of doubt, the matter of the court, His Majesty has cut Brother Li's banquet speaker, and also promoted Fang Congzhe as a deterrent, if His Majesty is really angry because of this, why bother to make this will, so the old man concluded that there is another reason for His Majesty's anger, and then the old man inquired in many ways, only to learn from a fan of the East Factory, Jin Yiwei has been sending more people to Wuxi recently, and it seems that he is investigating something......"

Donglin Academy is in Wuxi, Ye Xianggao said this, Li Tingji's brows stretched slightly.

However, Ye Xianggao's face was a little hot, and he had always been ashamed of intersecting with people with eunuchs, but at this time, he didn't care too much, and continued.

"Later, the old man found a eunuch in Dongchang who had been favored by the old man, his position in the East Factory was not low, and he came into contact with some confidential things, because of the original friendship, he was willing to tell the old man that not only Jinyiwei recently, but also Dongchang was also investigating the court officials involved in Donglin Academy, so the old man guessed that the reason why His Majesty suddenly blamed Brother Li was because of Donglin, but he never thought about ......it."

But I didn't think that his guess turned out to be true!

Of course, Ye Xianggao is not a guess out of thin air, and being able to make Jinyiwei and Dongchang, the two most trusted departments of the Son of Heaven, move at the same time, which is enough to prove that the affairs of Donglin Academy have a lot of weight in the heart of the Son of Heaven.

"I see......"

After listening, Li Tingji couldn't help but sigh, he originally thought that he had disrupted the emperor's deployment that would make the emperor so angry, who knows, it was because of such a trivial matter that he had never cared about.

Sighing, Li Tingji's expression was complicated, and he was silent for a long time, and only after a long time did he say leisurely.

"Presumably, Jin Qing came here to persuade the old man to cut off the connection between the people in Donglin and leave! Thank you for your kindness, but the matter has come to this point, even if the old man intends to withdraw, it will be difficult......"