Liu Jian is a veteran of the Four Dynasties, and his qualifications and prestige go without saying, but he is usually silent and silent, and when he was in the Hanlin Academy, he was not so popular, and he once had the nickname of 'wood'.

And since he was promoted to the first assistant, he has fewer words, but every time he speaks, he often has to make a final word, which is actually a bit strong in the eyes of his colleagues, which makes people not so comfortable. The three words 'Liu Gongju' in the legend of the government and the opposition are actually more dejorative, but Liu Jianquan is in a high position, and no one dares to find out.

Therefore, the strong and the strong repel each other, there is no origin, and with Liu Daxia's surname, he can't get along too much with Liu Jian.

However, Li Dongyang is different from Liu Jian, he is rarely famous, he is known as a prodigy in the capital, and then he was also admitted to fame at the age of eighteen. And his surname is also gentle and mellow, with the style of an ancient gentleman, and there are many praises among his colleagues, except for a few jealous people, Li Daxue's popularity in the court is more than that of the first assistant Liu Jian.

Rou Neng overcomes rigidity, that is, with Liu Daxia's strong temper, he also respects Li Dongyang very much, so he has no refutation. If it was someone else, he would have no head or brains to interrupt his words, and it would be strange if Liu Shangshu was not angry.

But since it was Scholar Li who spoke, he knew that there must be some origin in it, and he didn't say anything, so after getting up to see off the guests, he was waiting in the flower hall.

After a while, the next person really came to report, saying that the three scholars had turned back to the door, Liu Daxia naturally didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly greeted him.

Back in the flower hall, the two sides sat down to serve tea.

Liu Daxia was puzzled, and he couldn't hold back, and after everyone went out, he asked urgently: "Brother Xiya, you are just blocking my talk, but today the three pavilion elders are turning around together, but is there any reason or scruples?" "Xiya is Li Dongyang's number, and now there are few people, and it is not a formal occasion, so Liu Daxia used a private name.

This matter is already strange, just now Liu Daxia is obviously not only a battle of will, but may have made some discoveries, why didn't he let him say it?

Hugh said that Liu Daxia was Xie Qian, and he was also confused at this time, looking at Li Dongyang, who was also a cabinet minister, with doubts in his eyes, but Liu Jian's qi cultivation kung fu was very good, and he didn't ask just now, and he was also sitting in a precarious position at this time, as if the matter had nothing to do with him at all.

"Shi Yong, have you found any clues? How about you explain a thing or two to us first? Li Dongyang groaned slightly, but he didn't answer the rhetorical question.

"Indeed, some discoveries were made...... Since Brother Xiya said so, the younger brother said it and asked the three of them to refer to it together. Liu Daxia was very patient in front of Li Dongyang, he paused, organized his words, and said: "Actually, the younger brother doesn't know if this matter can interfere with Lord Han's scheme, but it is related to the palace, so Xie Hong is not inseparable......

Hearing the two keywords Gongli and Xie Hong, even Liu Jian opened his eyes, and the three of them were very concerned.

"Liu Shangshu, there is no one else here, even if there is disharmony, it will not enter the ears of others, even if you say it bluntly." Because of his concern, Xie Qian was a little impatient with Liu Daxia's spitting, so he urged.

"The stakes are high, and you have to tell the ins and outs." To Xie Qian, Liu Daxia was not so polite, and he was neither soft nor hard, and then continued to narrate: "Today's action, for the sake of safety, the old man ordered the soldiers and horses to be divided into three places...... He first told him what had happened and his own plan.

“…… Zhengyangmen was too prosperous, and the brigade could not pass, so only one henchman and a few people were sent to keep an eye on it. The results of the action were known to the three elders, and the old man didn't say much. Liu Daxia laughed bitterly and laughed at himself, and then his tone suddenly became solemn: "It's Zhengyangmen that has been discovered!" ”

"Oh?" Xie Qian's eyes froze, Li Dongyang was thoughtful, and Liu Jian also leaned forward slightly, but they were all attracted by Liu Daxia's sale.

"Originally, things were ordinary, but there was a shop in Huangzhuang that was being renovated, but the old man's henchman had experienced some scenes, and he saw that the owner of the shop was the eunuch next to the emperor - Gu Dayong!"

Huangzhuang is not only a manor, but also some shops, and the eunuchs in the palace are also responsible for taking care of them, but this kind of trivial matter is not needed by a eunuch with a position like Gu Dayong, this matter is indeed a little suspicious, and the three ministers are all slightly bowed.

Liu Daxia continued to explain: "That's not all, according to the old man's henchman, the shop was renovated a month ago, which means ......"

"It's in cooperation with the abnormal behavior of Nanzhen Fuji and the palace! Those two actions are to cover up for this store! This month, Xie Hong and Zhengde's actions were extremely strange, causing trouble to many people, and at this time, it was confirmed, but the answer was faintly revealed, and Xie Qian blurted it out.

"Exactly, the old man also made this idea." Liu Daxia echoed: "That Xie Hong is skilled, presumably he bewitched the emperor and wanted to sell treasures to deal with the difficulties of the household, so he hid in Nanzhen Fusi for ten months." ”

"Unlikely, right?" Xie Qian was excited just now, but when he calmed down and thought about it, he felt that it was wrong, he doubted: "How huge is the use in the palace, no matter how exquisite his craftsmanship is, but the power of one person is limited after all, that is, thirty or fifty treasures are made in a year, each of which is comparable to the previous ones, I am afraid that it is not enough, and ......."

Relying on one shop to support the entire palace, even including Nanzhen Fusi, this matter is already very incredible, when Xie Hong talked about it, in addition to Zhengde, even Gu Dayong shook his head, not to mention others?

Liu Daxia originally didn't have much support, if it wasn't for the Korean words, he didn't plan to say it, and when Xie Qianyi reminded him, he was also a little embarrassed, and said: "The old man doesn't know, it's just that this matter is too coincidental, and he can't help but give birth to such an association, that is, Xie Ge Lao, isn't it just ...... just now."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and did not say much on this issue. Connecting the doubts, the conclusion is indeed so, but this conclusion is too nonsense. If this is the case, then what else do you need to do? Wouldn't it be better to open stores directly in Daming.

"Not necessarily!" Li Dongyang had been just listening quietly, but then he suddenly interjected.

"What does Binzhi think?" Xie Qian and the others were stunned, but it was Liu Jian who opened their mouths to ask.

"In the old man's opinion, this is the plan of the emperor and Xie Hong." Li Dongyang muttered: "That Xie Hong came from a humble background, started from the end of the micro, and was good at strange silver skills, so his behavior was very different from that of my generation, so he relied on the saint's family, making it difficult for the government and the opposition to deal with it for a while." ”

Everyone nodded and agreed with Li Dongyang's words. It is not so much that they attach importance to Xie Hong, but rather that they pay attention to the effect of Zhengde and Xie Hong combined, otherwise how can they call Xie Hong a courtier? No matter how mediocre the emperor is, as long as there is no stirring up trouble around him, then the world is peaceful, which is an iron law passed down from generation to generation by courtiers.

"However, he is just an ordinary person, even if he is a little clever, it is not difficult to see the rules of his actions, and in summary, it is just a means in the market." Li Dongyang smiled and said: "So, although that conclusion is incredible, but Xie Hong is likely to plan like this, and the emperor is obedient to him, Dongshan is indeed aware of his conspiracy this time!" ”

Li Dongyang spoke the same as being a person, he was all-encompassing, and he not only belittled Xie Hong in his words, but also praised several colleagues. The gentleman is frank, and the villain is a relative! Of course, the methods of the market will not be familiar to the frank gentleman, and he does not have so many calculations, and it is nothing to occasionally go on a few small tricks, anyway, it is evil after all.

After receiving Li Dongyang's praise, Liu Daxia's face was also flushed, and he said in a loud voice: "I can't call it meritorious, I can't call it a merit!" It's just that I saw through the naughty boy's prank, where can I call it a credit? Even if they are allowed to do it, what will they get in the way? In the end, it's just a bamboo basket to draw water. ”

Saying that, his interest is very high, whether it is a prank or not, at least this matter has troubled the government and the opposition for more than a month, but in the end, he Lord Liu saw through it, and today's matter is not considered to be fruitless.

"Not really." Li Dongyang shook his head and said, "No matter how clumsy his plan is, and what the final result is, we can't sit idly by...... "No matter how resourceful Li Dongyang is, without Xie Hong's explanation, he can't figure out how Xie Hong can use a store to solve the emperor's financial problems.

But he didn't dare to ignore Xie Hong, no matter what the means, Xie Hong has been triumphant all the way since he entered Beijing. If there is a case this time, and the plan of the household department also fails, then it will be difficult to restrict Zhengde.

Therefore, although he didn't think that the store could make any waves, it would never be wrong to disrupt the opponent's plan, and in line with the principle of being careful and not making a big mistake, Li Dongyang still planned to create some trouble for Xie Hong and prevent the store from opening smoothly.

"It's just ......" Xie Qian frowned, feeling very embarrassed. If you want to stop it, then it will go back to the original problem, how to deal with that pair? Besides, to make a big fight for this trouble, which is not a troublesome trouble, isn't that a knife used to kill chickens? Wouldn't it be better to watch it self-defeating?

"I shouldn't wait for this matter to come forward...... Li Dongyang made up his mind, he knew that no one wanted to face Xie Hong, that madman, so he first left a step for others, and then said the real purpose: "It only falls on Min Shangshu." ”

"The Criminal Department?" Liu Daxia was very confused, even if he really wanted to completely turn his face with Zhengde and convict Xie Hong, he should use Dali Temple, what does it have to do with the Criminal Department?

"This matter should not be brought to the court, it is convenient for Min Shangshu of the Criminal Department to mobilize Shuntianfu, and this time it will not eliminate the use of force, just let Shuntianfu come forward to entangle, if Xie Hong has a barbarian surname, it is not too late to make a fuss...... "The idea that Li Dongyang came up with is also very bad, Shuntianfu will definitely not be able to beat Fanzi, but they can disgust people.

Xie Hong only has a thousand people under him, and he has to be stationed in Nanzhen Fusi, so there can't be a few hundred people on the side of the store, right? It would be better if they were released, those people were notorious, seeing them, even if there were mountains of gold and silver in the store, who would dare to enter the door?

Li Dongyang doesn't need to solve the problem with his surname once, but he is fighting the idea of interference and hindrance, as long as it is said after a while, the palace savings will run out, and the amount of money will naturally start to be nervous. It is best to be soft when Zhengde arrives, if you don't bow your head, then you can only eliminate the eunuchs in the palace, in this way, it can be regarded as achieving the goal.

"Just follow it." It was Liu Jian who made the final decision, and the others had no opinion, although this behavior was a bit excessive, but since he didn't have to go into battle shirtless, he could cause trouble to the enemy, so why not do it?

The plan has been decided, and the atmosphere is better, but Liu Daxia remembered his previous doubts.

"Brother Xiya, this matter is not a big deal, so why bother to work for the three of them to go and return, so much trouble?"

"Actually, it's just for secrecy. Although it's just a trivial matter, it's always a plan, and if you leak the news, it's tricky......" Li Dongyang smiled and explained.

"Could it be that someone ...... among the Jiuqing" Liu Daxia was shocked, and even Liu Jian turned his head and looked at Li Dongyang in disbelief.

When Zhengde first ascended the throne, many people took refuge in Liu Jin, but later the attacks of the government and the opposition gradually increased, and most of those people died down. But those people are just tending to be inflammatory, and there shouldn't be any talent among the nine Qings, right?

Jiuqing is basically the pinnacle of Wenchen, and if you want to rise, you can only enter the cabinet, but entering the cabinet is not what the emperor says, you have to go through the court push, if anyone takes refuge in the emperor, it is just self-destruction of reputation, and the court push will not be able to pass the pass no matter what.

"It's not that serious, it's just that the old man is a little too cautious." Li Dongyang shook his head and denied it.

He had doubts in his heart, and even the object of suspicion had been determined, but it was all his guess out of thin air, and there was no real evidence. Even if the other party is only the lowest-ranking one among the Jiuqing, and he is a minister, doubting a book without evidence is not only unruly, but also damages his reputation.

When he met in the court, he began to doubt, Zeng Jian has always been low-key, but his skills and knowledge are even above many famous craftsmen. Others disdain this, but Li Dongyang has always believed in the principle of making the best use of things, and feels that all-encompassing is Shoufu's bearing, so he pays attention to it.

However, during the court meeting, Zeng Jian did not say a word, and Li Dongyang became suspicious, but he could not find any evidence. Xie Hong only went to Zeng's mansion once, and it was when the courtiers didn't pay attention to him, and he also carried out a counter-tracking. And Zeng Jian's actions were even more careful, the scene around Nanzhen Fusi was the same again, and no spies could move around there.

Moreover, Zeng Jian's low-key is also difficult to deal with, this Shangshu is not an ordinary low-key, but has been low-key to the realm of no desire. Last year, he returned to his hometown for funeral, and since then he has been recuperating in his hometown.

When he returned to the capital, it was still the same, during his departure from Beijing, all the affairs of the Ministry of Industry had fallen into the hands of Li Qi, the left waiter, but Zeng Jian ignored it, and did not care at all.

In this way, Zeng Jian not only won unanimous praise from the Ministry of Industry, but also a lot of praise among the government and the opposition. If there is one less penny to fight for power, it is natural that everyone is happy, Li Qi's qualifications have not arrived, and he can't be promoted to Shangshu, I wish Zeng Jian would continue to be a puppet for two years, Zeng Jian is old, and he can't stay in the court for a few years, and when the time comes, he will be logically on the top, and it is better than being transferred to one now.

In the face of such a person, even if Li Dongyang has some evidence, he does not dare to act rashly. Ling forced an old man who had no desires and wanted nothing and was about to become a man could not be said to be a gentleman, and his reputation would definitely be greatly damaged if he spread it.

Therefore, he can only take hidden defense countermeasures, rather than saying it explicitly.

Li Dongyang didn't say it, and the others didn't ask deeply, they were all members of the imperial court, and the city government still had this.

"That's it. Binzhi, over there in the Criminal Department, you put some thought into it and supervise it, and there are foolish brothers and Yu Qiao in the Household Department. Liu Jian waved his hand. Although he fully agreed with Li Dongyang's opinion, he did not lose the identity of the first assistant in his words, but pointed out their respective division of labor, which can be regarded as a conclusion for today's plan.

(To be continued)