On the way back to Jinyiwei from Shuntian Mansion, Yang Zhen's brows never relaxed. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info He knows very well that the current situation has completely fallen to the side of Dongchang, and it is almost impossible for those Jinyi guards under him to compete head-on with Dongchang without suffering losses.

And in this way, the advantages that were temporarily obtained by relying on various means will also be completely lost. He knew very well that once the government made it clear that the carriage and horses were on the side of Dongchang, and then there was a big conflict with Dongchang as before, his brother would inevitably be arrested by the government for various reasons, even if they did not dare to convict them for the time being, just locking them in a cell would be enough for Yang Zhen to drink a pot.

Yang Zhen understands that the reason why Jinyiwei can continue to fight with Dongchang and Dongchang under his leadership is because they have confidence in their hearts and feel that they will not suffer losses if they follow him. But now this guarantee was lost with Zhang Juzheng's sudden intervention, and the balance between Jinyiwei and Dongchang was completely broken.

"Zhang Juzheng has been standing by before, why did he suddenly change his temper at this juncture and start to stand out for Dongchang? Could it be that he saw something, sensed my threat, and understood the truth of his lips and teeth? Yang Zhen sat on the horse and thought hard, but he couldn't get a real convincing reason for him for a while: "Or maybe Feng Baoqiu came to him, and for the sake of his past feelings, Zhang Juzheng would make this move?" ”

In any case, Yang Zhen only knows one fact, and now it is no longer suitable to compete head-on with Dongchang, so he can only retreat for the time being. Therefore, after returning to the Zhenfu Division, he issued an order to withdraw the manpower scattered and temporarily guard the main thing.

For this order, many brothers under his command felt a little unacceptable. Because they had finally gained the upper hand on some occasions, and now that Yang Zhen suddenly gave such an order, wouldn't he let out what he had worked so hard to fight for before?

"My lord, we've already tried it out, and Dongchang is just like that, why do you want to dodge?"

"That is, even if some yamen are on their side, as long as we are careful, we don't have to worry too much. Can they really turn against us? ”

Faced with the gossip of his subordinates, Yang Zhen could only put his face and said: "This is what I mean, what, are you trying to disobey the order?" Don't forget, our Jinyiwei is not an ordinary yamen but an army, what I am saying now is a military order, and whoever dares to disobey is a felony! ”

Seeing him like this, all the subordinates didn't dare to say anything, but they just looked at their expressions, but they were obviously not convinced. Only a talented person like Shen Yan understood Yang Zhen's hard work, and after everyone dispersed, he stayed and said, "My lord, should you explain the specific situation, otherwise those brothers will be muttering behind their backs." ”

"Just let them mumble, it's better than breaking their confidence." Yang Zhen smiled bitterly: "In today's situation, we can only seek a chance to fight back by protecting ourselves first." Moreover, I also plan to use the power of the secret agents, as long as we can grasp the handle of those yamen, things may take a turn for the better. This is the only way Yang Zhen thought of coping after traveling all the way.

Since Zhang Juzheng relied on his strong strength to forcibly make several major security yamen in the capital stand on the opposite side of him, then he could only go sideways and threaten those officials with Jinyiwei's secret agent system. He believes that as long as he is a person in the officialdom, there will always be more or less flaws and handles, and as long as he is caught, it is enough to pose a threat.

"But have you thought about it, even if we stop it, the East Factory may not be willing to give up. Once they perceive our retreat, they will inevitably take advantage of the situation to counterattack and avenge the vengeance of this time. "Indeed, during this period of time, Dongchang has been bullied enough by Jinyiwei, once they find an opportunity, I am afraid that their revenge will be extremely fierce.

After Yang Zhen was silent for a while, he could only smile bitterly: "I have also considered this, but I am a little helpless. Only by guarding his own territory first and then trying to make other plans. However, they don't have the skills and courage to lead people to the door like I did before, so the situation is not out of control. ”

Seeing that Yang Zhen had made up his mind, Shen Yan didn't say anything anymore. In fact, even he, when he encountered such a situation, he couldn't think of a proper way to deal with it.

Just stayed in the Zhenfu Division until dusk, and Yang Zhen returned home.

It's just that when he came to the door of the house, he thought of one thing again, don't the guy from Dongchang see that he can't deal with the Zhenfu Division who is guarding the door, so he will point the finger at his own family, right? Thinking of this, Yang Zhen unconsciously felt a thrill, and immediately made up his mind that he would send some people to guard the door tomorrow in case of accidents.

Just as he was thinking about it, Yang Zhen saw a small blue sedan chair parked at the door of his house, which made him a little curious, he didn't know which guest came to the door, whether it was to find himself or his brother Yang Chen. And while he was thinking in his heart, he had already entered the door.

"Master......" As soon as the servant of the family saw him returning, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, and then said, "A guest has been waiting for you in the hall for a while." ”

"Oh?" Yang Zhen nodded slightly, and then asked, "Can my eldest brother accompany him?" ”

"The eldest master has sent someone to deliver the news before, saying that it is because there is something in the yamen and he will not come back tonight."

Yang Zhen didn't pay much attention to this, and answered again, and after changing into a home dress in the side hall, he came to the living room to meet people. At this time, he can still visit him at home, presumably not some opponent.

Even if he had a guess in his heart, when he saw the person who was quietly drinking tea in the hall, Yang Zhen was still taken aback: "Grandpa Sun, why did you come out of the palace to see me at night?" The person who appeared in front of Yang Zhen was none other than Sun Hai, the eunuch who was a close confidant of the emperor in front of him.

Seeing Yang Zhen coming, Sun Hai also stood up quite politely, hugged his fist at him and said, "I take the liberty to visit Lord Yang's mansion, I hope you don't be surprised." ”

"How dare you, your grandfather-in-law is willing to come, and it has made my Yang family shine. Moreover, these people under him are still so eyeless, but they are slow to treat their father-in-law. Come on, hurry up and serve some snacks. Yang Zhen said and hurriedly turned around and ordered.

Seeing him so respectful, Sun Hai felt great in his heart. To be honest, although he was a trusted eunuch who was more useful to the emperor in front of him, he rarely came out to deal with officials because he did not serve in the celebrant eunuch, and he did not have the confidence of those knowledgeable eunuchs.

After having people change the tea and serve snacks, Yang Zhencai and Sun Hai sat down again, and then looked at Sun Hai with a solemn expression: "I don't know what Grandpa Sun came to teach today?" As he spoke, his heart tightened slightly, something happened in the palace. You must know that Sun Hai only sent one of his men to deliver the news before, and Yang Zhen was almost in trouble, but this time he came by himself, and I am afraid that the matter will be even bigger.

Sun Hai's expression also made Yang Zhen feel that this was very possible, because after he heard the question, his expression was filled with a hint of uneasiness and anger: "Actually, we came out this time at the behest of His Majesty, in order to ask Lord Yang for help." ”

How do you say that...... If Your Majesty has any orders, just pass on the decree, how dare you say a word! Yang Zhen hurriedly said solemnly: "What is it that makes Your Majesty so concerned?" ”

Sun Hai sighed, and then he told what happened in the palace as it was, and at the end he lamented: "Your Majesty is really wronged, he is the king of a country, but he can't even take out the money if he wants to reward a subordinate like us, and he wants to reach out to the outside court and spread such a thing, this is really ......" said with a deep sigh.

Yang Zhen listened quietly to what he said, his expression was thoughtful, and after a while, he said with some hesitation: "Please father-in-law, don't be surprised, I want to ask, does Your Majesty have any other purpose in this practice?" For example, if you want to use this to buy the hearts of the palace people, how can you use it to compete with Feng Bao? After saying this, his eyes were fixed on Sun Hai's face.

Sun Hai was stunned for a moment, and then immediately raised his right thumb and shook it at him: "It is said that Yang Zhenfu is a good hand at solving cases, and you have always been discerning." This time, our family can be regarded as a teacher. It was only after His Majesty told us about his mind that we understood that His Majesty had this holy will. After a pause: "Actually, Your Majesty asked us to come to Lord Yang to ask about the plan, also out of this consideration, to see if there is any room for redemption in this matter." ”

"Well...... Yang Zhen's mind quickly turned up: "I'm sure that Feng Bao will try his best to help Elder Zhang Ge in this matter, and he can also see His Majesty's thoughts......" Speaking of this, his heart moved again, and he understood why the government's attitude towards the Dongchang and Jinyi Wei competition had changed this time. Obviously, it was Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao who reached a cooperation intention, the former dealing with himself for him, and the latter helping to solve the problem of the emperor asking for silver. Feng Baoer took this opportunity to not only eliminate the threat in the palace, but also win over Zhang Juzheng to deal with himself, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

"Huh? Is there such a thing as this? Sun Hai was obviously stunned for a moment, he didn't see things so deeply, and his expression immediately changed again, and he was even more worried about the emperor and himself.

And Yang Zhen, who saw this, had already made a decision in his heart, since Feng Bao was looking for Zhang Juzheng as a helper, why didn't he form an alliance with the emperor? Although Zhang Juzheng now has sole power, the emperor is the name of the world after all, and has the name of righteousness. Moreover, if the emperor is determined to deal with Feng Bao, the eunuch in the palace, it is much easier than Zhang Juzheng to deal with himself.

Thinking of this, a hint of strangeness flashed in Yang Zhen's eyes: "Grandpa Sun, if you want to regain the hearts of the people in the palace for Your Majesty, it is not too difficult. ”

Friends of the book, happy and happy on Christmas Eve。。。。。。 Although passers-by say how much interest they have in these Westerners' festivals。。。。。。。