"I shouldn't have invited a few adults here late at night, but the old man is really in a hurry, and he really has to work for you! The state is difficult, so please be considerate! ”

At this time, in the hall where Yang Tinghe was entertaining, all the important figures of the Ming court were sitting. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

There are the Ministry of Officials, the Huagai Hall University scholar Liang Chu, the Ministry of Households, the Jinshen Hall University scholar Jiang Mian, the Ministry of Rites and the East Pavilion University scholar Mao Ji, the Ministry of War Secretary Peng Ze, the Criminal Department of the Secretary Zhang Zilin, the Ministry of Industry Secretary Bi Heng, the Metropolitan Procuratorate Zuodu Yushi Jin Xianmin.

Everyone regards themselves as the Dinghai Shenshen Needle of the Ming Dynasty, and now the situation of the Imperial Court, there are many people who are eager to seek power and Zhang Yang stand together, as people at the top of the power, if they want to keep their power, they can't say it, they have to do a lot of things.

Liang Chu was the first to speak: "Lord Shoufu, what is going on, you might as well speak up." ”

Liang Chu is a Jinshi in the 14th year of Ming Chenghua, and now he is a special Guanglu doctor, a young master of Zuozhuguo and a prince and a prince, a scholar of the Ministry of Shangshu, and a scholar of Huagai Palace.

He is almost 70 years old, and he is still working on state affairs. In other words, it is not easy to have to nail his life to the cabinet for the power of the group of people he represents.

His physical condition is not good, and in recent days, things in the imperial court have not been satisfactory, and there are always people who like to jump around. He, a bachelor who is also a scholar of the ministry, can't say that he has to apply color to the little ones jumping below, so things are more complicated, and his health is getting worse and worse.

Yang Tinghe looked at him with a little guilt, it was so late, it was really not possible to toss these people who were either sixties or ancient people. After all, Yang Tinghe himself is also sixty-two years old, at this age, how difficult it is to carry the Ming Dynasty forward, I am afraid only he knows.

Yang Tinghe sighed and said to several colleagues: "Recently, the cabinet has repeatedly used the power of refusal to dismiss orders issued by His Majesty personally. Colleagues should be aware that although the cabinet has the right to refute it, once it is used, it will inevitably arouse His Majesty's disgust, and thus discord with the cabinet, and the court will be unstable. For more than 100 years, he has never had a courtier so frequently refute the king's resolution. Don't you think, this is not normal? Are we wrong, or is Your Majesty wrong? ”

"Naturally, Your Majesty is wrong!" As the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, in his position, and seeking his own government, Mao Ji, a scholar of Dongge University, is the most concerned about the etiquette of the court among these people. Because he was surrounded by his own people, he didn't hide it, and directly said his opinion, "If you want to be filial piety and Xianzong, save money, be diligent and love the people, you shouldn't cut off the incense in your feelings." His Majesty is the heir of Xianzong, this is a reasonable thing! Whoever dares to stop it will be a traitor in the dynasty, blinding the Son of Heaven, and wanting to trap the monarch and father in unkindness and injustice, and will inevitably be spurned by the scholars and people of the world! ”

As soon as Mao Ji's words came out, everyone echoed them. Only Yang Tinghe, who was sitting in the first place, shook his head slightly.

He said: "Old Mao Ge, what you just said is reasonable! However, have you ever thought about it, how old is Your Majesty? How many things have you been through? Even if Zhang Yang made a move for him, how many years did that Zhang Yang study poetry and books before he became a jinshi? It's just a county magistrate for a few days, how much experience can you have? How many strategies can there be? So, have you figured anything out? Things in this world will never be groundless, there must be a cause and effect, and there must be a cause and effect. We are struggling in the court, and we have not been able to let Your Majesty go on the right path for a long time, because someone is planning for Your Majesty behind our backs! Everything is like practicing medicine, you need to prescribe the right medicine! If we can't find the crux of the problem, no matter how good the medicine we prescribe, it will not have any effect. ”

When everyone heard this, they fell silent.

Jiang Mian twisted his beard and thought for a long time before he asked tentatively, "Who is behind what Lord Shoufu said...... Could it be the street thug named Wei Shui? The beggar was born in a crime, and he was not as good as the common people, so how could he plan for His Majesty? ”

Zuodu Yushi Jin Xianmin shook his head and said: "Jiang Ge's words are wrong! After some mention by Lord Shoufu, the lower officials also took into account the stakes. Several elders, colleagues, although Wei Shui is the same age as His Majesty, he comes from a humble background and has been in the market since he was a child. As the saying goes, the children of the poor are in charge early. Born in such a family, his parents died, and he was raised by his brother and sister-in-law, Wei Shui must have been able to be independent very early, and he couldn't look at him from the perspective of an ordinary child. Although it is said that his contribution to His Majesty's support cannot be put on the table, His Majesty obviously remembers that his throne was won for him by Wei Shui more than us, and trusts him more than us. If you want to make Your Majesty comply, whether you willingly agree or are forced to agree with our opinion, you can't avoid Wei Shui. Therefore, according to the lower officials, it is most appropriate to start from Wei Shui! ”

Peng Zilin, the secretary of the Criminal Department, was known for judging cases in his early years, and his temper was fierce and fiery, and he grasped the main points more accurately. After listening to Jiang Mian's statement, he immediately said: "Since Wei Shui is the crux of the problem, wouldn't it be better for us to rip him off first?" To prevent future troubles! ”

Liang Chu shook his head when he heard this: "If it was so simple to get rid of him, he would be dead by now!" It's not just the soldiers who were sent to hunt him down recently, not to mention returning triumphantly, once they find Wei Shui's traces and catch up, they basically can't even come back! The ruthlessness of Wei Shui's hands can be seen. Not to mention, Wei Shui took advantage of the gap when our sight was diverted by His Majesty to give His Majesty advice, arrange for Zhang Yang to write a letter, and take our army. By the time we reacted to clean him up, he had already gone to the empty building and couldn't find a shadow. How could such a person be able to do something to him casually? ”

Peng Zilin was not convinced, he said: "Liang Ge's words are certainly reasonable, but if we can't catch Wei Shui, can't we catch others?" As Master Jin said just now, Wei Shui's parents died when he was a child, and he was brought up by his brother and sister-in-law. Then we might as well start with his brother and sister-in-law and pinch his seven-inch ......"

Peng Zilin was talking with great interest, but he heard Liang Chu say: "Master Peng, don't be impatient!" Wei Shui's brother and sister-in-law, as early as when King Ning rebelled, was arrested by the local prefect and executed on the street! Wei Shui therefore made an enmity with him, persuaded King Ning to lead his army east into Zhejiang, and almost effortlessly captured the city of Huzhou, and the army was directed at Shaoxing. If it weren't for King Ning's faint move, he would have even avenged his revenge by now! ”

"This ......" Peng Zilin really didn't know about it, and was speechless for a while.