Although Cao Sicheng couldn't see Li Mingrui's serious face like a wood carving because of the sedan curtain, he could also feel the elder's concern about this matter from his heavy tone!

I only heard Li Mingrui ask slowly: "Gong Cao, I have to ask you to tell the old man truthfully about this matter, have you ever had any contact with His Royal Highness King Xin, not only political contact, including poetry singing between ordinary literati and even exchanging congratulatory gifts or mentioning it in front of others?" ”

As soon as Cao Sicheng heard Li Mingrui ask like this, he also had a feeling in his heart that there was nowhere to say wrongs, and there was nowhere to complain, so he couldn't help but explain eagerly: "Oh, I don't dare to hide from you, even if I borrow a hundred guts from the lower officials, the lower officials don't dare to get involved with His Royal Highness the King of Letters, and the lower officials connive at ignorance, and they also know that this master is a thorn in the heart of today's saints, where do they dare to make friends, even back then, the lower officials followed Wei Zhongxian, and it was not too late to come to this highness, and there were even some suspicions, Now that His Majesty suddenly said this, he couldn't wash it even if he let the lower officials jump into the Yellow River. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"It's good if you don't, since Your Majesty mentioned it, it means that this matter is not groundless, you can't take care of it yourself in that place, pay more attention in the future", Li Mingrui said lightly.

Cao Sicheng didn't know where he was negligent, so he had to ask in an almost pleading tone: "Please also ask the elder pavilion to show the way, what should the lower officials do next?" ”

"Adapt to change!"

Li Mingrui replied suddenly.

Cao Sicheng had to bow his hand again and prayed: "Please forgive the ignorance of the officials, and ask the elder to speak clearly." ”

"You just need to remember one thing, today's Majesty is by no means a person who sees things so simply, anyone's charm and spirit are exposed in front of His Majesty, Your Majesty wants to target not to mention you, the Zuodu Imperial History, otherwise it will not be so troublesome, and you have to mention it in the court, you must know that with Your Majesty's character, don't say that you are the Imperial History of the Zuodu, even the old cabinet also said that you will be executed, and you are still alive, which means that Your Majesty is not going to deal with you, but me! Maybe it's Qian Qianyi! ”

Li Mingrui's words were like a thunderbolt falling from the sky and exploded above Cao Sicheng's head, Cao Sicheng didn't expect Li Mingrui to suddenly mention him and Qian Qianyi.

I only heard Li Mingrui say again: "Now that the whole dynasty knows that Qian Qianyi and I are fighting the most fiercely, and the hundred officials are probably divided into two factions because of this, and Your Majesty has not debunked it, because the battle between me and Qian Qianyi has not yet caused a serious party dispute that affects national decision-making, and now someone has suddenly framed you on the head of a dignified Zuodu Imperial History, which has obviously reached the point of affecting major changes in the imperial court, and Your Majesty is estimated to beat this party who wants to escalate the struggle." ”

Cao Sicheng also suddenly realized, and couldn't help asking: "Elder Ge, are you saying that someone wants to frame the lower officials?" Deliberately slandering me in front of His Majesty with the matter of believing in the king? ”

"Hugh is talking nonsense! I'm just guessing, just guessing! ”

Li Mingrui reprimanded Cao Sicheng very decisively and loudly, his tone was a little angry, and it seemed that he would reproach Cao Sicheng for being a little arrogant!

And Cao Sicheng also realized that he had said the wrong thing, and was busy keeping his mouth shut, but in his heart he was still like turning over the river and the sea, and even had an urge to return to his hometown, and he found that the more he was in a high position, the more struggles and calculations he faced, and it was no wonder that since ancient times, any official has hoped to return to the countryside, the reason is not that they all like to be farmers who farm the land, but yearn for a state of life without struggle.

At this time, without waiting for Cao Sicheng to take the initiative to ask, Li Mingrui took the initiative to say: "These days, you'd better not go out, Your Majesty is afraid that you haven't found out any real evidence, otherwise you won't stand in the court safely now, now as long as you don't act rashly, continue to maintain the same neutral posture as before, and have the right to do nothing to you if this incident doesn't happen, Your Majesty won't do anything to you, at least not your life, because Your Majesty is not going to beat you as the Imperial History of Zuodu, But if you show the slightest uneasiness at this time and even seek help from other people, especially me and Qian Qianyi, then you are afraid that you will not only lose your life, because Your Majesty is the most intolerant of the Ministry of Nine Qing and other key departments to participate in the party struggle! ”

After Li Mingrui finished speaking, he instructed the sedan chair driver to go first, and Cao Sicheng was also busy asking the sedan chair driver to walk in the opposite direction, in order to show that he had nothing to do with Li Mingrui's sedan chair.

But Cao Sicheng, who was hit by five thunders, was still uneasy when he came back, so he had to stay at home and not see anyone.

Zhu Youxiao just smiled and didn't say anything after knowing it, it is true that as Li Mingrui expected, a minister like Cao Sicheng will not move easily, at least he will not become a tool in the hands of other civil officials and be used by other civil officials to let him execute the helmsman of the Imperial Procuratorate as an emperor, but if a minister of ministries like Cao Sicheng really ignores the government affairs and major policies of the imperial court and serves a small group, then Zhu Youxiao will definitely not be polite!

If officials who do not have important administrative functions, such as the Hanlin Academy, Guozijian and other five temples, participate in the party struggle, Zhu Youxiao will not be too harsh, but important functional departments such as the Six Ministries and Jiuqing must take doing practical things for the Ming Dynasty as the first priority, although Zhu Youxiao also knows that it is difficult for them not to participate in the party struggle, but at least the starting point of interests and the general direction cannot be wrong!

Qian Qianyi couldn't help but let out a long breath after returning to the mansion, there are many officials in the court who gloat in their hearts today, and he, the head of the cabinet, is counted as one.

For the Zuodu Yushi, who is in charge of such an interested department as the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it is actually Li Mingrui's person, which makes Qian Qianyi very unhappy, and he has also put a lot of effort into pulling Cao Sicheng down from the position of the Zuodu Yushi.

And Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, suddenly returned to Beijing and was detained again, and it was Li Mingrui, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, who brought him back, which made Qian Qianyi, who had a sensitive sense of smell in the party struggle, think of an excellent conspiracy.

Of course, he knew how difficult it was to frame a dignified Zuodu Imperial History, at least it would make His Majesty very dissatisfied, so he deliberately did not go too far, and did not directly frame Cao Sicheng, the Imperial History of Zuodu, and Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, with the intention of rebelling, but when His Majesty mentioned King Xin and praised Cao Sicheng in front of him in the court today, Qian Qianyi found that His Majesty may have known that Cao Sicheng, the imperial history of Zuodu, had signs of befriending Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, and seemed to be deliberately beating, which made Qian Qianyi have a delusion. It is believed that His Majesty has begun to be dissatisfied with Cao Sicheng, and it is even possible to know that Cao Sicheng's ass is sitting on Li Mingrui's side and deliberately wants to beat Li Mingrui.

Therefore, Qian Qianyi secretly met his proud protégé Jiang Dejing, who is now serving as the head of the household, that night, and asked Jiang Dejing to prepare to impeach Cao Sicheng, the imperial historian of the left capital, for misconduct, and strive to bring down Cao Sicheng, the imperial historian of the left capital, with the help of the hot spot that Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, was recently detained by His Majesty when he returned to Beijing.