Chessboard Hutong, Shen Mansion.

Shen Mingchen quietly walked into the small Buddha hall and saw the adults still kneeling in front of the Bodhisattva statue, their backs really like devout Buddhists. He couldn't help but think strangely, 'If the Bodhisattva can take refuge in this person, then the Dharma is truly boundless.' ’

Hearing a slight footstep behind him, Shen Mo didn't look back, and whispered, "What's the matter?"

"My lord, it was Haigang Peak who hit the drum, he played a piece of music, and the emperor was so angry that he died, and after the thunder was angry, he fainted directly, and he still hasn't woken up." Shen Mingchen hurriedly put away his nonsense and reported in a low voice: "There are still ...... Xu Ge Lao and the others were confined in the side hall, and it seemed that something had happened. ”

Shen Mo was silent for a long time before he asked softly, "...... Hai Rui?"

"Imprisoned." Shen Mingchen gave the answer.

Shen Mo's body was obviously relaxed, and he kowtowed to the Bodhisattva three times, then he stood up, rubbed his sour thighs and said, "I didn't expect this thing to be quite smart......

Shen Mingchen, this Khan, said in his heart what did he think of the Bodhisattva? Dog skin plaster or strong pill.

Shen Mo also knew that he was excited for a while, and he was a little out of shape, so he turned around and folded towards the Bodhisattva, which was regarded as a reparation. After turning around, he said to Shen Mingchen: "This quiet place is not suitable for talking about political affairs. With that, he left the small Buddha hall, and Shen Mingchen hurriedly followed.

At this time, it was already bright outside, but Shen Fuzhong was quiet, and there was no New Year's atmosphere at all. In order to prevent changes, the day before yesterday, he sent the old children to the manor on the outskirts of Beijing, where they privately celebrated the New Year in advance, and then returned to the capital to watch the changes.

When he returned to the study and closed the door, Shen Mingchen couldn't wait to ask: "Did the adults know that Hai Rui would be this sparse?" ”

Shen Mo was walking towards the main seat, and when he heard this, he stopped, looked back at him, and said, "What is it, what is it?" ”

"Don't misunderstand, my lord," Shen Mingchen hurriedly said, "I just don't understand, why are you."

Why don't you stop him?"

Wang Yin, who was standing on the side, also answered: "Yes, my lord, I don't understand your move, isn't this an extra move?" As a strategist, the lord did not tell himself honestly, which made several people feel a little unhappy. And what Wang Yin said about 'this extra move-, means that Emperor Jiajing's health is very bad, which is no longer news in the upper echelons of the capital, even if Hai Rui doesn't know, Shen Mo can tell the truth, Bacheng can dispel his idea One by one, who will be like a dying person, wait for him to die and then liquidate, isn't it much simpler?

looked at Yu Yin silently, although he didn't speak, he probably didn't understand. He smiled apologetically at the three of them: "I didn't mean to deceive, it's just that there are some things, it's better to know than not to know......" He continued affectionately: "The three are not only my staff, but also my mentors and friends, how can I bear to let you get involved in trouble......

Hearing Shen Moyun's 'confession', the faces of the three of them were very long, and Shen Mingchen said angrily: "I've been in Beijing for so long, and I've been eating idle meals, it turns out that the adults treat us as outsiders, who still has the face to rely on, let's pack up our things and go back to our hometown in the south." ”

Wang Yin, who has always been silent, said happily today: "It's exactly what I want." Seeing that there were supporters, Shen Mingchen became even more energetic, and said to Yu Yin: "Are you leaving?" ”

Yu Yin looked embarrassed: "Don't get excited, let's listen to the adults' words", he said and bowed his hand to Shen Mo: "My lord, let's get along for so long, can't we even believe it?" ”

"Of course I can trust it." Shen Mo smiled bitterly: "I just don't want you to do a big job."

System.

"Adults are not afraid, what are we afraid of?" Shen Mingchen said: "In the end, you still don't trust us. ”

"A good mouth." Shen Mo stared at him for a moment, and suddenly laughed and scolded: "I count."

I can see that you are forcing me to have a showdown. ”

"Hehe, one, one, one, one," Shen Mingchen smiled noncommittally = "Just like adults often say) fake."

When it is true, it is true and false, and there is no place for inaction. ”

"Hey ......" Shen Mo smiled bitterly, looked at the three of them, and knew that if he didn't tell me again

Fa, it is estimated that the think tank that he has worked so hard to build should fall apart.

And after meditating in the meditation room for a long time, he deeply felt that if he continued to bear it alone like this, he was afraid that he would collapse before the dawn appeared. When the interruption continues, but suffers from its chaos, since it has encountered this stubble, simply give them the answer,

Pull a hanging wire on the side of the big case twice, so that the guards outside are on the highest alert. Shen Mo took a deep breath and said to the three of them, "I really want to know?" The three of them nodded in unison without hesitation, obviously premeditated.

"Alright, let's sit down," Shen Mo walked over to the round table, poured himself a cup of tea, and sat down

On the right position, his eyes roamed over the faces of the three people, and it was difficult to hide his excitement.

Shen Mingchen and the three of them also sat down around the round table, silent, but looked at Shen Mo tightly.

After sorting out his thoughts, Shen Mo finally spoke: "The three of them are all famous people in the sea, and the reason why they were able to enter the Shogunate Hu Mansion back then should be because everyone is responsible for resisting the Japanese and serving the country, right?" Wang Yin and Shen Mingchen nodded, and the latter said, "Not bad." Yu Yin shook his head and said, "No, no students."

got into the eyes of Hu Gong. ”

Shen Mo smiled and said, "That's his loss." Then he returned to the topic: "The three of them were willing to assist at the beginning, but I am afraid that most of them were worried that the good situation in Jiangnan would be ruined again, right?"

The three of them laughed, not admitting it, but not denying it either.

"What I want to know is," Shen Mo said softly, "The southeast has been pacified, and I am destined to enter Beijing."

Why are you willing to be with me for a long time? ”

The three of them exchanged glances, and Shen Mingchen was still the representative: "Because we want to assist the adults and do a great cause." ”

"Hehe......" inadvertently silently turned against the customer, restoring everything in the palm of his hand

With a calm smile, he asked Shen Mingchen: "What great career can I do as a civil official?" ”

"But don't try to hold me, sir." Shen Mingchen said with a smile: "When I was in Huizhou, Brother Wang said that the next few decades will be a good opportunity for civil officials that have not been seen in a thousand years.

Silent and slowly bowed his head, Wang Yin's exquisite analysis was still vividly remembered at the beginning, the Ming Dynasty was already terminally ill, and the great change in grass was already expected, which was the premise of doing a career. From the perspective of the power composition of the country, it is always a game between the emperor and the hundred officials, the emperor is alone, and the hundred officials are powerful, so there are eunuchs to join and help the emperor to check and balance the power of the ministers. Of course, Emperor Jiajing of this dynasty is really strong, and he once didn't need the help of eunuchs at all, and he couldn't make the ministers dare to fart, so he didn't need those minions to take power, and the Zhengde Dynasty Yin Jian was not far away, he was very distrustful of the middle officials, and as a result, the power of the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty fell into the so-called low tide period before.

But the premise of this is that the emperor must always remain strong, and the future emperor, His Royal Highness King Yu, is weak and slack, and is really the lord of mediocrity...... What's even more rare is that because he has been in a difficult situation, relying on the protection of civil officials who spare no effort, Yuwang has a very strong affection for civil officials, and he is extremely trusting.

Therefore, Wang Yin confidently predicted that the next dynasty's 'strong ministers and weak monarchs' have become a foregone conclusion, and as long as the eunuchs have been suppressed sparingly, it is expected that this trend will be maintained. And the reason why they have high hopes for Shen Mo is his close relationship with King Yu, second, his proud resume and qualifications, and third, his more amazing age...... In short, it is very likely that he will be in power in the future.

In order to be guided and look at the current situation, the most reasonable choice is, of course, the sixteen-character mantra - one by one, only by preserving oneself and surviving the last years of Jiajing and the turbulent period of the transition of power in the new dynasty can we persist until the spring is in full bloom.

Therefore, several people didn't understand why Shen Mo chose to take risks at this time, if he was just acting rashly, it was definitely not the master, unless he had a reason to convince everyone.

Gently sipping the slightly cold tea, calming down his restless chest, he said silently and slowly: "I have been thinking about the words of Shiyue Gong, and every time I think about it, my blood is surging, but after that, I am inevitably worried.

"What, are you scared?" Wang Yin said with a smile.

"It's not one by one, one by one," Shen shook his head silently and said, "I just want to ask my brother how to solve the problem of death."

The eternal problem of information. ”

"The adults are young, and King Yu is also young," Wang Yin said with a pale face when he heard this: "Three or four years in power."

Ten years is not a problem, isn't it enough for adults to do things? ”

"Since I am open and honest, don't think I'm harsh! Pin the hope of revival on the mediocrity of one person. The silent tone became sharp, and he said, "It's the same as pinning your hopes on the Ming Monarch and the Sage...... Childish!"

At this time, Wang Yin said in a deep voice: "My lord seems to be looking far away than when I am down......

"Don't dare to be a ......" Shen Mo shook his head and said softly: "The Tang Dynasty monk Hanshan said: ・Life is less than 100, often have a thousand years of worries, their own illness can be, and they are worried about their descendants. You can laugh at me for thinking too much, but I do think so......" His voice was not loud, but he said very resolutely: "If you can't get rid of the root of the Ming disease, any reform will not benefit the country!"

This statement was really amazing, and the three of them widened their eyes and said, "Useless? ”

"If you don't cure the root cause, the ending will be difficult to change, at most it can only be extended for a few more decades, after all, you still can't get rid of the discoloration of Kyushu, and the ending of the palace becoming a soil, what is the use of the country?" Shen Mo let out a long sigh and said: "It's better to let the country rot a little bit, like rotten wood, it will fall down like a rotten tree, so that the people can suffer less." ”

Although Shen Mo still looked soft-spoken, in the eyes of the three of them, he showed the kind of domineering spirit for the first time, and he couldn't help but secretly said: "It's true that he didn't follow the wrong person, and the appearance of the transporter is gentle, but in fact, he is stronger than anyone else." Wang Yin asked in a deep voice: "The adult's opinion is really different, and I will ask one by one that I am riddled with all kinds of diseases, rich households, friends, health offices, taxes, and employment...... There are many aspects of the disease, so where do you think the root cause of the disease is?"

"At the end of the day!" This time, Shen Mo didn't go around in circles, and said with a thunderous voice: "The root of my Daming's illness is that the person who is in the ninth level holds the power alone, regards the country as his home, takes it away, and has no one to check and balance!" As a result, the fate of the land of China and hundreds of millions of people is all tied to one person.

The safety of the country and the well-being of all people depend on a wise monarch from God. But there is a folk proverb, 'A poor family produces a filial son.'

The supreme royal family is the largest wealthy family in the world, and if there are one or two Ming monarchs, there must be seven or eight faint monarchs to lay the foundation, so how can they defeat not only the ancestral family business, but also how can the people transcend the sea of suffering?!"

took a sip of tea, wiped his mouth silently, and said in a low tone: "The Book of Poetry has clouds" and "Time is mourning?" I am dead with you!' It is said that the people are not happy, and the people of the world have the determination to die with Xia Wei. How could the dynasty not die? Shang Cao Xia life, the king of the first few hundred years was quite competent, but when he arrived at the king of Zhou, he simply regarded the people as grass mustard, so he had Zhou Cao Shang life; The Zhou Dynasty has the most virtuous kings, but the former kings are enough to destroy the country! Continue to count, with the majesty of the first emperor, the second can die in Qin; With the benevolence and heroism of Wenjing Wuxuan, Emperor Ling and Emperor Huan are enough to be a hero! This cycle has been going on and on since the time of the family, without exception, and as long as the world remains the same, it will continue forever!"

Listening to Shen Mo's words, Yu Yin's blood was already pouring up, and Shen Mingchen was even more flushed and shouted: "That's great, continue, continue!" In fact, this is just a truth that everyone knows, but everyone dare not speak, but Shen Mo dares to speak out, and this courage alone is worthy of praise.

But the three of them were also very worried in their hearts, this kind of thinking is simply rebellious, it is too dangerous......

"I don't want anyone's life!" Shen Mo knew that these three people were Confucian disciples after all, and no matter how wild and uninhibited they were, it would be impossible for them to follow his Emperor Xin's life, but fortunately, he had never had such thoughts. The conversation softened and said, "I just want to make a change." Confucius was born and taught benevolence to love others. Succeeded Mencius, and said that 'the people are the most important, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light-. The Qin Dynasty did not respect Confucius and Mencius, and died in the third generation. The Han Dynasty understood this truth, practiced frugality, people-oriented, and co-governance of monarchs and ministers, so that there was the rule of Wenjing and the prosperity of the Han Dynasty...... For the first time, the Chinese people also lived like people; Tang Taizong has the deepest understanding, so he said, 'The people are the water, the king is the boat, and the water can carry the boat and overturn the boat', so he ruled the world with the virtuous ministers, and there was 'the rule of Zhenguan-; Song Taizu, Taizong, Zhenzong, and Renzong all understood this truth, so they all practiced the co-governance of monarchs and ministers...... Throughout the 5,000 years of changing dynasties, all monarchs and ministers govern together and take the people as the foundation to bring peace to the world! Whoever rules alone, ignores all officials, and abandons the world and ignores the common people, it will be impossible to escape destruction, without exception!"

"Besides, our Ming Dynasty, my Emperor Taizu Gao is a great emperor who is rare to see through the ages, and has done many good things, but he has also done many bad things. The worst thing is to tear Mencius's tablet out of the Confucian Temple, "This means that he does not agree with Mencius's concept of governing the country, and does not want to hear that the people are the most important, the community is secondary, and the monarch is the light--heaven and earth are the reason." He also dismissed the prime minister, strictly ruled by one king, regarded hundreds of officials as servants and common enemies, and beat and killed and insulted unceremoniously. For the first time, Shen Mo proudly spat out the barriers in his heart for many years, and he was naturally very happy, and said more and more: "As for the emperor behind, he didn't learn the light and love of the people of Taizu Chengzu, but he learned his dictatorship ten into ten, voted for the eunuchs, and ruled the world with domestic slaves" Treat the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty as the private property of the Zhu family, the emperors of all dynasties have this disease, and even more so the current emperor! If it is not changed, what is the use of changing the law? It's better to be alone, enjoy a peaceful life, and let the people of the country enter the cycle as soon as possible!"

After an earth-shattering speech, Shen Mo felt a little tired, so he stopped to drink water and rest

Cease.

Shen Mingchen and the three of them couldn't come back to their senses for a long time in the shock, and the study was very quiet for a while, but it was clear that there was wind and thunder circling and stirring, which made people's blood flow and exciting.

After a long time, Wang Yin was the first to come back to his senses, licked his lips and asked, "Is it really possible to end the world?"

"In the foreseeable future, it's almost impossible to ......," Shen Mo said in a deflating voice; I don't even believe I can do it in my lifetime. But he immediately stirred up, said the true meaning of what he had done, and said: "But it must be done, not to accumulate steps to thousands of miles, step by step, the first step is to shake people's deep-rooted thoughts, so someone must be sparse, denounce the rule of one person, and admonish the monarch and the minister to rule together" Reprimand the people for sucking the people's cream, and admonishing the people-oriented!" Even if we can't let the emperor repent, we must also let the people with lofty ideals be terrified, knowing that if our Ming Dynasty does not change the situation of the dictatorship of one monarch, the day will come when the country will be destroyed and the people will be wiped out!"

"This matter must be done immediately, if the emperor dies before liquidation, it will only be aimed at Jiajing alone, but it will not hurt the new emperor sitting on the dragon chair, and it will have little effect on weakening the monarchy." Shen Mo said calmly: "So Hai Rui is on the book, and I am supporting." Otherwise, he would not be able to beat the drums on his own......" After a pause, he looked at the three people: "I have now handed over the bottom, where to go and where you will decide yourself, whether to accompany me to the point of no return, or abandon me, and avoid listening to respect."

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The three of them looked at each other, only to find that each other's faces were full of sweat, and their palms were full of water.

Shen Mingchen wiped his sweat with his sleeve and said with a wry smile: "This is a big deal......

Shen Mo also said: "It's so big that it's boundless." ”

Yu Yin didn't say anything, just looked at Shen Mo calmly.

"How?" In fact, Shen Mo's palms were also full of sweat, licking his chapped lips and saying, "Make a decision."

Sure.

It's late, forgive me......