Yang Shen, a self-proclaimed literati.

His talent is obvious to all, but his ability is not worth mentioning.

In the end of the Jiajing Dynasty, the self-proclaimed literati were entrenched in the two places of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Imperial History, and they were self-defending, so ambitious and boastful. And those who really do things for the Ming Dynasty are people like Yan Song.

The capable body is as black as ink, and the incapable is as innocent as water. Even Hai Rui, the most famous Qing official in the Jiajing Dynasty, was a high-ranking person with poor personal morality and insufficient ability.

The sum of the two is the complete Ming Dynasty. And the unpragmatic atmosphere of the literati probably began from this, and in the end, the Ming Dynasty was ruined.

And in this context, the literati of the Qing Dynasty often used the court staff to realize their dreams of going down in history. I have to say that the literati of the Ming Dynasty were the most deformed generation of literati.

With Yang Tinghe's withdrawal from the stage of history, Yang Shen rushed out as the pioneer of Qingliu Rush. After the addition of the word 'emperor' was forced to be seconded by the cabinet, Yang Shen and other Qingliu completely broke out in the matter of respecting the 'imperial examination'.

Outside the noon gate, there was a clear stream, hundreds of court officials knelt on the ground, Wei Shui looked at the black crowd in front of him, and sighed from time to time.

It is conceivable that if he appeared in front of these people at this time, he would definitely be unable to escape the fate of being beaten to death by a group.

"Mr. Wei is scared?" Luo An, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, who was reinstated from his official post, stood by Wei Shui's side at this time, and learned that his official reinstatement was because of Wei Shui's recommendation, and his attitude towards Wei Shui was obviously much better. But in this situation, he still couldn't help but ridicule Wei Shui.

Wei Shui smiled and replied calmly: "Wei is not afraid of these Qingliu officials, but he is afraid of the mouth of Qingshi. I don't know what these Qingliu will say about Wei when they write history books a hundred years later? ”

Luo An raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, comforting: "I'm not afraid of living, I'm afraid of what he will do when I'm dead." After all, I won't give you a good evaluation, but is there anything wrong with what we did? People live for a lifetime, nothing more than loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness, we are loyal to the monarch's father, and filial piety all over the world, how much better than these people who can only talk big with red mouths and white teeth? ”

"Really?" Wei Shui smiled and shook his head silently. In fact, he wanted to say that Luo An's words were that the crow stood on the coal pile and could see that others were black, but he couldn't see his own black. Are people black or not? Of course it's black! But they are not necessarily white, they may be blacker.

Fortunately, with Jinyiwei here, no matter how angry these literati were, they couldn't hurt a single hair of Wei Shui. What's more, Jin Yiwei came with a holy decree.

There has already been a decree that the eunuch has stepped forward to pass the decree, if Yang Shen and the others do not retreat, they will carry out the court staff!

Qingliu came here to deceive the court staff, and although some people were frightened and some people were happy, no one got up and left. Since they came here, even if they have stood in line in the court. If they leave at this time, they will be abandoned by their own people, and they will also be ridiculed by their opponents.

As time passed, Luo An stepped forward with a brocade guard, holding a staff made of chestnut wood in his hand, and the end of the hit was cut into a mallet, and it was wrapped with an iron sheet, and there was a barb on the iron sheet. It is conceivable that this rod hits the body, and then pulls it along the way, not to mention how heavy the iron cane is, just say that the barb can tear off a large piece of flesh.

Such a scene, the courtiers who have gone through the Wuzong Zhengde Dynasty are not surprised. One hundred and forty-six people were punished with a cane, and eleven were killed on the spot. Even today, no one has been able to break this huge record.

But just imagine, not everyone will die, more than a hundred people only killed a dozen. Death is feared by everyone, but if it is just a simple beating that can go down in history, whether it is right or wrong, then there are more people who are brave and dare to fight.

Seeing that the scene of the execution had been laid out, Wei Shui sighed, bypassed the dense court officials outside the noon gate, and walked towards the palace.

Emperor Jiajing was very excited at this time, he had been an emperor for so long, he tasted the taste of power for the first time, and that feeling would be addictive.

"Mr. Wei, why don't you watch the execution at noon? When those literati forced you to hide in a pit, when they hired murderers to assassinate you in the street, how high-spirited were you? How? Don't you want to see me avenge you? ”

Wei Shui shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, your own personal enmity is just a trivial matter, and what the grass people are thinking about is Your Majesty's next move." Today, Your Majesty has beaten these court officials, and they will soon become the backbone of Qingliu and be praised by the people of the world. Your Majesty can't let them become the climate, you must strike first. The Sixth Department of Nanjing is now the head of His Majesty, and it is time to transfer them to Beijing for His Majesty's use! ”

The momentary mood immersed Emperor Jiajing in power and lost himself for a short time. And Wei Shui's words happened to remind him. Emperor Jiajing nodded and said, "Mr. Wei is right!" I issued an order to mobilize Zhang Yang, Gui Cao and others into Beijing. ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Wei Shui complimented, and then said, "Your Majesty is now sure of victory, and you only need to follow the steps to smoothly hold the court in the palm of your hand." And it won't be of much use for the grass people to stay in the capital any longer......"

As soon as Wei Shui's words came out, Zhu Houxi frowned, and he said, "What? Mr. Wei is unwilling to stay in Beijing, so he gives me advice? ”

Wei Shui hurriedly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, it is naturally the honor of the grass people to do things for you. But Your Majesty is wise, and you don't need the grass people to mention it from time to time, after all, Your Majesty is the master of my Ming Dynasty. And the reason why the grass people want to leave the capital is for another matter. I don't know, does Your Majesty remember that 'Dragon Vein Stone'? ”

"Of course I do!" Zhu Houxi replied, a random flash of inspiration, and laughed, "Mr. Wei, Mr. Wei, I said a long time ago that you are a real person and do not show your face, but you just hid with me, this time it's okay, you have shown your original form, right?" In this way, Mr. Wei promised to help me look at the dragon veins of the world and find my way to the longevity of the Ming Dynasty? ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Wei Shui replied, "In the middle of the court, the grass people recommended Shao Yuanjie Dao Chang to do divine divination for His Majesty, although Shao Dao Chang is very old, but according to the grass people, Shao Dao Chang has a grandson, named Shao Qinan, who is also quite capable!" It's a big deal! Facing outward, the grass people went to find the dragon vein qi cave according to the dragon vein stone, and it didn't take many people. His Majesty knew that the grass people had Rumo in their hands, but the grass people wanted to dedicate Rumo to His Majesty. The grass people only took Mo Da alone, and the rest of the people were left to His Majesty to drive! ”

Only by taking away Mo Da can Zhu Houxi quickly seize the power of Rumo. On the surface, both Rumo and Jinyiwei will be loyal to Zhu Houxi, but in fact, Mo Da has already grasped their lifeblood. If you hold Mo Da, even if you control these two organizations, Wei Shui will be safe.

But after Zhu Houxi revealed his heart so calmly to Wei Shui, he couldn't doubt him. Instead, he was a little reluctant and said: "If you don't bring a lot of people, this journey will be very hard, Mr. Wei really doesn't need me to send someone to you?" ”

Wei Shui smiled: "Naturally no! The dragon vein is very involved, and it is better for fewer people to know about it. ”

Zhu Houxi nodded, agreeing with Wei Shui's statement, but still insisted on letting Wei Shui stay in Beijing for a few days, and it was not too late to leave.

After a few days of waiting, Wei Shui's heart became more and more calm, and it was not until the palace eunuch sent him a gold waist card that his heart was only a little turbulent.

As in the past, he gave enough benefits and sent away the inner prison. Wei Shui called Mo Da and asked, "Mo Da, just give up everything you do in Beijing and follow me, are you really willing?" If you say you don't want to, I have another way to let you stay. But this is also the last time I ask you, if you don't want to, tell me, if you don't say it, out of the capital, there is no way back! ”

Mo Da had already sensed Wei Shui's thoughts and knew that he had the intention of retreating. Leaving Beijing this time is not to find any dragon veins at all, but to find a place where no one knows him, to be his rich man comfortably.

Is it really willing to leave like this?

Wei Shui's face didn't show the slightest reluctance, maybe he really didn't have any interest in the court competition.

Although he was still conflicted in his heart, Mo Da finally nodded and said, "Second Master, my subordinates are willing to follow you, no matter where you go." ”

In fact, Moda is also selfish. He didn't believe that Zhu Houxi would let Wei Shui go so easily. Just that gold waist card is enough to explain the problem.

Wei Shui nodded, patted Mo Da on the shoulder to show encouragement, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, follow me, I won't treat you badly." Go, go and help me invite Shao Qinan over, remember, I only invited him alone, be polite to others. ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand." Mo Da took the order and left.

When Shao Qinan was invited to Wei Shui's house, he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive. He saw everything in the capital clearly, and Wei Shui's ruthless methods were no better than those in his previous life. A group of old foxes in their seventies and eighties were played around by him, and finally failed. And what about yourself? Will it be his opponent?

There were simple drinks and dishes in the room, and Wei Shui sat at the table and beckoned Shao Qinan to come over. Shao Qinan moved over slowly and sat in the only seat next to Wei Shui.

The door was gently shut, and Mo Da guarded outside, not allowing anyone to approach.

Celadon pot, brewed rice wine, the wine is tilted down the spout into a small cup. Wei Shui filled two cups, raised his eyes and smiled at Shao Qinan, and said, "Should I call you Shao Qinan, or should I call you Zuoyi?" ”

"Zuoyi?" For Shao Qinan, this name is a matter of his previous life, and it is already something that should be forgotten. He shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Let's call me Shao Qinan!" Anyway, whether it's Zuo Yi or Shao Qinan, they can't fight you! ”

"With me?" Wei Shui smiled, "What's so aggressive with me?" The two of us grew up playing and were friends when we peed and mud. I've never wanted to fight you, and if it weren't for you using me to kill someone who doesn't deserve to die, I'd probably never have thought of calculating you. ”

Shao Qinan picked up the wine glass, drank it by himself very ungracefully, and then poured himself a full glass, as if he was angry, and wanted to put it to his mouth again, but was stopped by Wei Shui.

"Why be angry with yourself?" Wei Shui asked.

Shao Qinan shook off Wei Shui's hand unconvinced, and said indignantly: "I'm just not convinced!" Why do you always have such good luck? If you give me your luck, I won't necessarily be worse than you! ”

"Really?" Wei Shui smiled indifferently, "Since you think so, then I'll give you a chance!" ”

As soon as he said this, Shao Qinan immediately raised his head and looked at Wei Shui with a frown, as if he was guessing what he was thinking in his heart.

Wei Shui said: "You don't have to doubt my intentions, I am harming you, it is a laborious and useless thing. I am about to leave the capital, and before leaving, I recommended Shao Daochang to His Majesty, and by the way, I also recommended you. It can be said that Your Majesty should have begun to pay attention to you by now, as for how to behave, it is up to you! You always say that I am just lucky, and now, luck is on top of your head, whether you can catch it or not, it depends on yourself! ”

"You're leaving the capital?" Compared with recommending himself, Shao Qinan was obviously more incomprehensible about Wei Shui's departure from the capital.

"yes." Wei Shui nodded and said, "I'll leave tomorrow after I leave with Your Majesty, as for when I will come back...... It's hard to say, maybe I'll be back soon, or maybe I'm not coming back. For me, the capital is not the slightest temptation. Since I came to this era, from the beginning of wanting to live a good life, to being involved in the vortex of King Ning's rebellion step by step, and then to avenge my unjustly killed brother and sister-in-law, I have been involved in the Great Rites Debate. There is no day that I want to live. I want to lie comfortably at home and do everything I can. Of course, there may be people who are giving me trouble. But with Your Majesty, Rumo and Jinyiwei, the Qiantang Guild Hall, and the Qiantang Academy, I dare to say that whoever moves me is looking for trouble for himself. ”

Shao Qinan couldn't understand. He was bent on climbing up, but he couldn't get it. Wei Shui got it, but he didn't seem to have any interest in all this.

"Why do you say that if you leave the capital, Your Majesty will continue to trust you?"

"I don't need it!" Wei Shui spread his hands, took out the gold waist card, pushed it in front of Shao Qinan, shook his head and said, "I don't need Your Majesty to trust me, it's enough for me to have this." ”

Shao Qinan took the waist card from Wei Shui's hand, carefully identified the handwriting on it, and found that the words engraved on it had been seen on Wei Shui's hexagram flag, or the four words 'Daming Jiangxiang'.

"Your Majesty admits that I am the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty. If one day, I really can't get along. As long as His Majesty is in power, with this, I have enough confidence to return to the emperor's side. However, I hope that this opportunity will never be given! ”

Shao Qinan looked at Wei Shui, two worlds, two lives, he didn't understand this person. He doesn't seem to care about anything, but he seems to care about a lot of things. He deceived a lot of people with his little tricks, but he also saved a lot of people. If he wants something, it seems so easy, but he often gives up abruptly after getting it.

Daming Jiangxiang? Yin, yang, yang, yin and yang are uncertain, and good and evil are rewarded. Maybe this kind of person is really not suitable for close contact, only suitable for looking at each other. Come from the rivers and lakes, go along the rivers and lakes. It's just that I don't know if Wei Shui can really find the quiet rivers and lakes that he has always longed for.