Just when the Empress Dowager Zhou was observing the ministers who were doing it, these ministers who were doing it were also secretly and carefully observing the Empress Dowager Zhou's expression, of course, compared with the Empress Dowager Zhou, these treacherous and cunning officials, this kind of action is very hidden.

Seeing that although the Empress Dowager Zhou said that she cared about the safety of Shi Lei and the others, her face showed an anxious look, but they still observed that the Empress Dowager Zhou's eyes did not have the slightest sadness, and even faintly with a little excitement.

Today, the ministers who can be summoned here by the Empress Dowager Zhou, they are all ministers with prominent status in the imperial court, Shi Kefa needless to say, the Nanjing Military Department is still a book, and there are also a number of ministers in the Chongzhen Imperial Court, and the person second only to Shi Kefa is called Liu Liangdong, that is, in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, he was solemnly canonized as the governor of Shanxi by Emperor Chongzhen, in a vain attempt to block Li Zicheng's army from advancing eastward, but halfway, Li Zicheng had already captured Taiyuan City, and waved his army towards Beijing City to kill, seeing this situation, Liu Liangdong's soldiers were all scattered, and he also took the opportunity to escape to a small county town and survived.

Later, after Liu Liangdong rose strongly in the Shaanxi court, he came to defect, originally according to Shi Lei's meaning, to this kind of greedy person who is afraid of death, even if he does not cut it directly, he should not be reused, but he did not expect that this matter was known by the Empress Dowager Zhou, under the intercession of the Empress Dowager Zhou, Shi Lei had to leave him, and, according to the meaning of the Empress Dowager Zhou, he was also appointed as a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, in the Shaanxi court, it is also a big member, of course, in the current Shaanxi court, let alone a waiter, even if it is a book, Without Shi Lei's consent, there is not much right.

The rest of the ministers are also in this situation, although they are now in high positions, but compared with the past, it is the feeling of being in power, which makes them uncomfortable now, although they also go to Shi Lei, but for them like the old officials, Shi Lei is very disgusted, in desperation, they can only follow the powerless Empress Dowager Zhou and Emperor Hongguang.

Originally, if Shi Lei hadn't had an accident, they wouldn't be Shi Lei's opponents even if they were jumping, after all, a group of sour talents with no strength, even if they had a big official hat on their heads, they were not the opponents of a team of tigers and wolves, so these people were usually very honest, but now they are different, they are very aware of the rumors that the Empress Dowager Zhou said, and even after they got the news at the beginning, they let people start collecting news in this regard, for them, If Shi Lei really has any accidents, then their good opportunity will come, thinking that now the Shaanxi court has such a strong strength, if he can take advantage of Shi Lei's accident, grasp it, then he is not the second Shi Lei, when the time comes, when they eliminate the Manchu court, after the world is re-unified, then he is a famous minister of Zhongxing who will be praised for eternity, and even if his credit is huge enough, it is possible to go further, in the face of this great benefit, I'm afraid no one will turn a blind eye.

"Queen Mother Mingjian, according to Weichen's understanding, this matter is probably true, you know, Lord Shi led an army of 100,000 to fight against a group of barbarians, originally the court and the whole court, they all thought it was just a matter of hand-to-hand, but no one thought that this kind of thing would happen, there are unforeseen circumstances, it seems that the fate of this person is really unpredictable, Lord Shi is the pillar of my Ming Dynasty, he has this incident, the court is simply a mess of porridge, It seems that the Queen Mother still needs to come forward in person to stabilize the hearts of the kings and ministers of the world. After finding out the mind of the Empress Dowager Zhou and having confidence in his heart, Liu Liangdong opened his mouth and said, although his words were very low, but the meaning of the words was very obvious on the surface.

As soon as Liu Liangdong's words were finished, he saw another white and chubby official open his mouth and continued, "Yes, yes, what Lord Liu said is right, now after Lord Shi leaves suddenly, all the people in the world are floating in the hearts of the people, if at this time, the Manchu Tartars come over, I will be in danger, the lower official implores the Queen Mother, as soon as possible to come forward undecided on the outline, now in this situation, only the Queen Mother can control the overall situation, if the Queen Mother has anything to do with the service, the lower officials will not give up, and they will definitely do it for the Queen Mother." The person who spoke was called Huang Tao, originally a prefect of Henan, when the Dashun army surrendered to Henan, he took refuge in the Dashun army, and then the Dashun army was defeated in the hands of the Manchu army, after Li Yan occupied Henan, he switched to the Shaanxi court, originally to a person like him, a lifetime is like this, but he can't stand this person is indeed a capable person, in a short period of time in Xi'an, he hooked up with Liu Liangdong, and then after Liu Liangdong's recommendation, he also took refuge in the Empress Dowager Zhou.

With Liu Liangdong and Huang Tao after the two, the remaining ministers have opened their mouths to show their loyalty to the Empress Dowager Zhou, seeing this situation, the original worried look on the face of the Empress Dowager Zhou, finally disappeared, replaced by a face full of pride, thinking that from now on, she will really become the master of such a huge court, the Empress Dowager Zhou's heart can't help but be excited.

It is said that people will only really change after experiencing great changes, this sentence is indeed true, the original Empress Dowager Zhou, just a husband and godson, a gentle lady who obeys her husband's words, but the great changes in the country, the tragic situation of the court, has been the kind of tragic days that they themselves have experienced, the Empress Dowager Zhou finally understood that if you want not to experience the kind of tragic days in the past, then only have power, but unfortunately, since coming to Shaanxi, although her son is the emperor, The nominal figure above the tens of thousands of people, but only in name, the entire court and the country, the real speaker is not the emperor sitting on the dragon chair, nor is he the queen mother, but Shi Lei, although she has long been dissatisfied with this in her heart, but she does not dare to show it, because he knows that if he doesn't say it, he may still live, if he really says it, then what awaits them is probably only a dead end.

Now, such a good opportunity, a God-given opportunity has finally arrived, how can she not take advantage of it if she has waited for so long.

"Zhongqing has a heart, originally the mourning family was a woman's family, and the court did not understand the major affairs of the court at all, but Lord Shi had a sudden accident, but the emperor was still young, and the mourning family could not watch the great foundation passed down by the ancestors and ancestors be destroyed, since this is the case, then the mourning family can only reluctantly stand up, but, after all, the mourning family is a women's family, and when the time comes, it still needs the full support of your lords, I hope you will not shirk." Since this period of time, the Empress Dowager Zhou has indeed changed dramatically, and a person who was originally unassertive has now become so good at scheming and contingencies, which has to be said that the environment is really very useful for the growth of people.

After hearing the words of the Empress Dowager Zhou, many ministers could no longer hide their feelings, and their joys suddenly appeared on their faces, and at the same time they respectfully agreed, and some even fantasized about what happened when they were in power.

Looking at the farce-like performance in front of him, Shi Kefa's expression changed from disgust at the beginning to calm later, until now he is completely disappointed, for the Empress Dowager Zhou's behavior of wanting to seize power, Shi Kefa is not rejected, he is also very dissatisfied with the Shaanxi Imperial Court's monopolistic behavior of Shi Lei, otherwise he would not be so close to the Empress Dowager Zhou, and at the same time, in his mind, he still very much hopes that the power of the imperial court can return to the hands of the emperor and the cabinet, because in his opinion, this is the Ming Dynasty can rise again, the root of re-ZTE.

But Shi Kefa also knows that this is simply delusional, because, for the various problems of the entire Ming Dynasty scholar class, Shi Kefa is very clear, although Shi Kefa is nominally the Donglin Party, and his teacher is also a well-known figure in the Donglin Party, but he is not interested in the Donglin Party, and even has a faint rejection of the Donglin Party's way of doing things without distinguishing between right and wrong, only camps, and even he thinks that the reason why the Chongzhen Imperial Court fell to the point of almost destroying the country in the end is that the Donglin Party is for everything. Regardless of whether it is good or bad for the world and the people, as long as it is not proposed by people on our side, then it will be caused by the unconditional veto, which is also the reason why there are not many Donglin Party members around him later, and even if there are, it is the reason for the existence of people with real skills like Lu Daqi.

After coming to Shaanxi from Nanjing, at the beginning, he was very opposed to Shi Lei's monopoly of power, and even the situation that the emperor and the queen mother were empty, but with the transfer of time, seeing that the Shaanxi court was getting stronger and stronger, and the Manchu Eight Banners army, which was originally invincible in the world, did not dare to easily provoke the Shaanxi Ming army, Shi Kefa's idea became weaker and weaker, and Shi Kefa's heart even faintly felt that he agreed with Shi Lei's approach.

Don't think that Shi Kefa is a famous national hero in later generations, just think that he is a very upright and flawless person, if there are people who think like this, it is a big mistake, you know, whether it is ancient or modern, domestic or foreign officials, when they are in a high position, they have to consider more about the interests of themselves or their own forces, and in the process of obtaining benefits, it will produce various effects, when this role is beneficial to the people, Then the people will praise the official as a good official, and if there is no benefit or loss for the people in the process, the people will say that this person is a corrupt official.

You know, no matter what time and place, the common people are the best to deceive, just like Shi Kefa, you know, although Shi Kefa's master is a famous loyal minister Zuo Guangdou, it stands to reason that Zuo Guangdou and Wei Zhongxian are enemies, then Shi Kefa, who is Zuo Guangdou's land, should be destroyed by Wei Zhongxian, but after Zuo Guangdou's death, Shi Kefa was not persecuted, but was admitted to the Jinshi and sat on the official, can you say that there is nothing greasy in this, if Shi Kefa is really so loyal to what the book says, He had already followed his master, and was persecuted to death by Wei Zhongxian, you must know that it was easy for the nine thousand years old to frame a cabinet minister at that time, let alone a stunned boy.

Of course, although there is this experience, it does not mean that Shi Kefa's character is not good, but this just proves that Shi Kefa is a qualified official, he knows what his purpose is as an official, and he also knows how big his responsibility is, although it is very tragic for both him and the entire Ming court later, but this is indeed caused by a variety of reasons, Shi Kefa's backbone and bloodiness are still worth learning from our descendants.

"Queen Mother, ladies and gentlemen, this official just heard a piece of news today, that is, Lord Shi Leishi did not have an accident, although the 100,000 troops who followed him suffered heavy losses because of the storm, but Lord Shi escaped by luck, and now he has arrived in Xiningwei." Shi Kefa said suddenly.

Hearing Shi Kefa's words, the originally elated Empress Dowager Zhou and Liu Liangdong and other ministers, the smile on their faces immediately converged, in the face of this unexpected situation, they suddenly felt a little caught off guard, you know, although they are in a high position, but everyone knows that they are just a few puppets in name only, therefore, let alone the officials below, even some small officials do not put them in their eyes, therefore, most of the news they get is also obtained from the market through domestic slaves, you know, A lot of news is only known to the upper echelons, and the news that circulates on the market has been processed or simplified in various ways, how can they get such detailed information, and only ministers like Shi Kefa, who have certain rights, will get some secret information through some channels.

"What, how is this possible, doesn't it mean that he is dead, why did he escape again, isn't it true that God doesn't have long eyes?" After hearing the news that Shi Lei was not dead, the first person to feel frightened was the Empress Dowager Zhou, so frightened that she didn't even know what to say, and the meaning in her heart was directly leaked out.

It's a pity that at this time, no one has the heart to think about the problem in Empress Dowager Zhou's words, although Liu Liangdong and others can be regarded as officials who have been tested by officialdom for a long time, but in the face of this sudden situation, for a while, they don't know what to do, especially thinking that if Shi Lei returns, after knowing their plan today, their tragic end, everyone's faces leaked a look of horror and remorse.

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