If Zhang Juzheng felt the cold of spring, then what he felt silently was the cold and biting winter. Since Xu Ge Lao expressed his attitude at the New Year's party, he has been suppressed in an all-round way for the first time in his life, not only was he cut off from the Ministry of Rites, but also in the six-part matching, he was assigned to the Ministry of War, which could not be splashed by water, and it was even more difficult to integrate into it. Coupled with the rise and fall of the old ministers of the previous court, there are many more respected old ministers in the court. Silence, the fourth giant, which has just emerged, has been seriously challenged. The right to speak and influence are much smaller all of a sudden, "if there is no change, it will be marginalized."

On this day, he got an errand from the military department, and when he returned home, he sat in the study with several gentlemen, "The air was a little stagnant, and the atmosphere was very heavy.

I think Xu Jie has made up his mind: "I want to force the adults out of the court." "It was Wang Yin who broke the silence," his eyes flashed with a dark light, and said slowly: "It seems that our three confrontations last year have aroused his vigilance. ”

His cold sentence made the atmosphere in the book room more solemn.

Shen Mo put down the jade paperweight in his hand, and said with a forced smile: "If I don't want to leave Beijing, even Xu Ge Lao can't force it." ”

"Yes", but he can make adults unable to go to the world and the ground, "everything is not going well, and it is uncomfortable everywhere." At this time, you will be given a chance to get out of town: "Do you go or don't go?" Wang Yin got up and walked two steps and said: "In fact, the hearts of adults are like mirrors, and in terms of scheming and resourcefulness, Xu Ge Lao is the first person in a hundred years." Not to mention the previous festivals, just say that we went against his will and entered the cabinet before Zhang Juzheng, he was already dissatisfied with the adults. After you entered the cabinet, you did not quickly show his loyalty to him, but instead formed a faction and arched his eyebrows on the other hand, and the resentment in his heart can be imagined. ”

"How can you show loyalty to him?" Shen Mingchen patted the case and said: "There is Zhang Juzheng, and the adult will always be raised by his mother in the future?!" ”

"No one puts themselves in the shoes of their subordinates." Wang Yin said coldly: "They will only see how the people below go against their will" and think that others are sorry for themselves. Saying that, he stood still and said: "Ge Shouli, Zhao Zhenji, Wang Guoguang and others have risen up, although it is to reward their contributions, but more importantly, Xu Jie's need to introduce this force to break the confrontation with Gao Gong Yang Bo, let's take the opportunity to make profits." After that, he sighed and said: "Xu Jie's general trend has been achieved, and there is no one to compete with him from now on, even if the three join forces, they will not be opponents." ”

"Not necessarily!" Shen Mingchen gritted his teeth and said: "I think the Shanxi Gang has also benefited a lot this time" Ge Shouli and Wang Guoguang came back to six books, and Shanxi people accounted for half of them, and he Xu Ge couldn't help it. ”

"This shows that Xu Jie's cleverness is coming." Wang Yin said: "He married his daughter to Zhang Siwei, and Wang Chonggu would not be able to deal with him." and sold to Ge Shouli and Wang Guo's broad favors, no matter how bad the two were, they had to remain neutral in the dispute. The forces around Yang Bo were divided by him before the war, how can this battle be fought? It is said that Yang Bo is a genius in the world, and I think that he is still far behind Xu Ge. ”

Let Wang Yin say this, everyone in the room is cold, this is really an unprecedented difficult situation. "Silent face for a long time" said heavily: "Is there really no way to break the game?" ”

"There is a way that one force will drop ten will be in the face of absolute power, and any strategy is pale and powerless." Wang Yin said word by word, "Unfortunately, Elder Xu Ge has this kind of power. ”

"I can't afford to hide." At this time, Yu Yin, who had been silent, spoke up: "My lord, since we can't help it for the time being, we will also ask for leisure, how about a Jiang Wei to avoid trouble?" ”

"That's a good idea," didn't Xu Jie always want adults to lecture? Then let's concentrate on lecturing. Shen Mingchen said with a smile: "No one is good for a thousand days, and no one is red for a hundred days, not to mention Xu Jie, a bad old man of sixty or seventy years old." ”

"Xu Jie's original thought was the same!" Wang Yin said coldly: "But Yan Song is still old at the age of eighty-two and is still strong, and in the end, he didn't do it himself, so he won the position of the country in one fell swoop!" After a pause, he said: "Yan Song is still alive and well, if Xu Jie keeps waiting passively, I really don't know what the situation is." ”

Shen silently nodded silently for a long time, "got up and bowed to Wang Yin and said: "I have been with my husband for several years, and I know each other and share sorrows. May the gentleman teach me! "It's a critical moment. The situation of the Shen Party is very special, and it is more appropriate to say that it is a branch of the Xu Party, except for those hardcore, the vast majority of Shen Party members "have not actually drawn a clear line with the Xu Party." Stepping on the two boats, just to see which boat is better, although the contrast between the strength and weakness between Xu and Shen has never changed, but Xu Jie's side is already overcrowded, and he can't get in. I felt that Shen Mo was young and promising, "the future is bright, and many people want to hold this potential stock." But if his future is worried, it is difficult to say how many others are willing to help each other.

"Alas......" Wang Yin sighed: "The gap between the two sides is too big, and now we can only look for opportunities from that very small hope." Saying that, he raised his eyebrows and said: "But adults don't have to worry too much, the trees are not falling down at the moment, and we are not without a chance!" ”

"Hehe, it's up to you to say the pros and cons." Shen Mingchen laughed and said, "No matter what the situation is in the future, you will leave without wrong."

"What adults are facing now is similar to the situation of Xu Ge Lao back then, but it is indeed much better than Xu Jie's back then." Yu Yin helped Wang Yin explain this time: "Besides, this time it can also let adults see clearly who is a firm ally and who is an opportunist." ”

"As soon as the results of the Jingcha come out", Shen Mingchen answered: "The situation of adults will be much better, and then learn more from Xu Ge's old song Yi shì Yan Song." ”

"Yes, I'll be relieved." After a short period of thought, Wang Yin already had a plan in his heart, "sighed lightly and said: "The ancients are simple, father and son are easy, and it is difficult to be wise father and son", "teachers and students are like father and son", and Lord Xu Ge is the most difficult pair. As he spoke, he looked at Shen Mo and said: "You two are actually more similar to father and son, and you know each other well, so it is difficult to get along." But for now, "Of course, it's important to get along. But deliberately learning from him to be flattered like Yan Song, it seems that there is no need! After a pause, he said: "After all, the situation is different now and then, the first emperor's heart is like the sea, the cadres are arbitrary, and everyone applauds Yan Song, no matter how strong he is, he is just a lackey of the first emperor" Without the permission of the master, he did not dare to move Xu Jie's finger. That's why Xu Jie had the opportunity to pour him míhún soup. ”

And Xu Jie is not the emperor, his power is not innate, in order to retain power for a longer time, he will insist on doing what he thinks, "It turns out that it makes no difference whether you flatter or not." Saying that, he looked at Shen Mo and said: "And the adult's nature is to be honest and peaceful, not arrogant, and to be kind to others, but no one is attached." Independence is the foundation of your life! There is a saying that "if a person changes his life, he will die if he does not get sick", and Yan Ge Lao is an example. He thought that the first emperor saw that he was old and useless, so he tried his best to cheer himself up, and what was the result? The cold and heat are indecent, but they make many mistakes and are full of flaws. Soon let Xu Ge go down. ”

"Today's emperor is ruling with an arch, and he doesn't even want his own authority, so that the Ming Dynasty has no supreme authority to determine life and death, although Xu Jie's is the strongest, but whoever he wants to deal with, he is indispensable to strategize and dispatch troops" In this way, you have to be reasonable, fight for strength, and take into account the aspirations of the people, and the relationship between teachers and students is undoubtedly unavoidable. Yu Yin followed Wang Yin's train of thought, and continued: "If you can't let go of your hands and feet, you can't do things absolutely, and if you can't do it endlessly, you will leave room for others." It doesn't matter if we are weak for a while, we can go from weak to strong again and settle down! ”

"That's right." Shen Mingchen then smiled and said, "He took his Yangguan Road, let's cross our single-plank bridge." Weak is not afraid to slowly become stronger. As he spoke, he raised his fingers and said: "Compared with Xu Jie, the biggest advantage of adults is that they are young, we can take our time and accumulate advantages again." In terms of strategic vision, he may not be as good as Er Yin, but when it comes to specific things, his reaction is definitely the fastest: "The military department is not a monolith" Although a group of Shanxi people gathered together, Wang Chonggu was squeezed down when he saw it. Wang Chonggu, I have dealt with him, and his heart is very high, if the respected Ge Shouli comes over, it will be good that in order to achieve balance, Xu Ge Lao and Wang Guoguang will be reversed. Now there is a good show, Wang Chonggu is a 20-year jinshi in Jiajing, familiar with military politics, and has also served as the governor of Jiliao; Wang Guoguang is a Jinshi for twenty-three years, and he has worked in the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Households, but he has never been in contact with Rong Zheng. Now Xu Jie's junior with shallow qualifications and inexperience leads a senior with old qualifications and great ability, I think he just wants the military department to fight...... I'm most afraid that they will be ironclad, as long as they fight, are you afraid that they will not have a chance to meddle in? ”

One, one

"It's not easy, Juzhang finally got it right this time!" Wang Yin slapped his palms and smiled: "My lord, I will send you four words, good as water!" ”

"Good as water?" Shen Mo said softly.

"Yes, Lao Tzu said, goodness is like water. Water is good for all things and does not fight" is evil for everyone, so it is more than the Tao. "Wang Yin is sè said;" Living in a good place "with a good heart, with kindness, good words and faith, good governance, good things and good ability" to move the good time. The husband is indisputable, so there is no especially. This is the virtue of humility.

Therefore, Jiang Hai can be the king of a hundred valleys, and "with his goodness", he can be the king of a hundred valleys. The world is weaker than water, and the strong can win, this is the soft virtue: so the soft is stronger than the strong, and the weak is stronger than the strong. Because it has nothing, it can enter into nothingness. ”

At this time, Shen Mo also laughed, and then Wang Yin's words: "Lao Tzu also said: If it is not disputed, the world can not fight with it, and this is to imitate the water virtue." Water is more than the road; The Tao is omnipresent, and the water is unfavorable" to avoid the high and tend to go down, not to taste the reverse, and to be good at the place: the empty place is quiet and unfathomable. Kindness is also the abyss; Loss is inexhaustible, giving is not seeking retribution, kindness is benevolent...... "the worries on the face are gone" in exchange for a bright smile that has not been seen for a long time.

"Congratulations, sir, for breaking another level." The three strategists all laughed and said, "I'm afraid that from now on, there will be no one who can stump you......"

"Where, where, I just said that I want to learn water virtue, I have to stay humble......" Shen Mo was in a good mood, and he even gave up joking.

What does this dialogue mean, the literal meaning of Wang Yin's paragraph is: The highest good is like water. Water is good at helping all things without competing with them. It stays in places that everyone doesn't like, so it's closest to the avenue. A virtuous person "must be as humble as water, as deep as water, as deep as water, as sincere as water in making friends, as sincere in words as water, as methodical as water for X, as omnipotent as water, and as ready to act as water."

It is precisely because of his indisputability that he has always advanced and retreated freely" This is called the virtue of humility. And the reason why rivers, lakes and seas can become the king of a hundred valleys is precisely because it has this humble virtue and is good at being in a state of adversity.

There is nothing weaker in the world than water, but it can penetrate the hardest things, and nothing can surpass it." Therefore, it is said that the weak can defeat the strong, "soft and strong!" It's because it's out of shape, so you can get into something that doesn't have a gap!

Wang Yin's words are to recognize Shen Mingchen's line of thought, "but put forward higher requirements for Shen Mo", although the situation faced by the "military department" is very grim, but it is still necessary to give full play to the "soft virtue", "live in a good place", be kind and benevolent, be kind and believing, and be good at governance, "good things, good time", so as to overcome the strong with softness, defeat the strong with the weak, and become the king of a hundred valleys!

Silent words" is the best answer to Wang Yin, he said, why does water seem to be indisputable, but the world can not compete with it? This is where the virtue of water lies, because the virtue of water is closest to the "Tao." And "What is the Word?" It is to be kind to "good for the abyss, good for the benevolent."

Being good is the requirement of the discerning mind, judging the situation and "choosing the position that is most beneficial to you, as ubiquitous as water, and there is no disadvantage." Avoid high and downward, no one can reverse; Kindness is the abyss, which is the connotation requirement of appearance, like water, the surface is clear and calm, but it is unfathomable. Kindness is benevolence, it is a requirement for the heart xiōng bearing, like water to give without asking for anything in return" but always not exhausting ...... because benevolence is invincible.

Of course, everyone understands these great truths, "ordinary people want to really do it", I am afraid that they can only end up with the world, can not reach, the world can not compete with it, the realm, you have to have the experience of silence, "have struggled, have seen through the hearts of the world, and understand the truth of heaven and earth, in order to truly appreciate the power of these four words."

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But how many people in the world can enter this realm? In addition to the legendary Yang Ming Gong, there is also the beloved uncle Tang Shunzhi, Shen Mo didn't see the third one, and even he himself could only say, "Start working in that direction."

And all living beings in this world are still trapped in, fighting, life in the trap of words is non-stop fighting, how to live without fighting!

Especially when the results of Jingcha came, "the capital suddenly exploded, and the forces that had been suppressed for a long time finally couldn't hold it back, and they tried their best to "fight for one", and the word was interpreted to the extreme!

This year's Jingcha was very efficient, and at the end of February, the General Political Envoy sent the results of the Jingcha to the 18th Yamen. Officials above the fourth rank wrote to themselves: "Most of them are in the name of the emperor, or demote them for other purposes, and some of them are idle but they have long been taken for granted and knowing, so they have not caused any bōlan."

The officials of the Ministry of Justice, together with the Metropolitan Procuratorate, had a total of 25 old and sick people, 2 greedy people, 2 soft people, 102 people who were not careful, 19 people who were impetuous and shallow, and 26 people who were not as talented. Subsequently, Kedao picked up more than ten people. A total of 180 officials were punished, including 5 who were reduced to civilian status, 25 were "ordered to be officials", 105 were transferred to the crown and belt, and 45 were demoted and transferred.

It should be said that Jiang is still old and spicy" Although Yang Bo was in charge of the Ministry of Officials at the beginning, although he also protected his fellow party, on the whole, there are provisions to follow for the punishment of demoted and deposed officials, and the focus of the investigation lies in whether the officials are competent or not, and how to improve their morality. And for the corrected officials, they also try to be decent, and those who are swept to the end and knocked down the dust, but there are only five people, and they are all notorious and notorious. Punishing these people will not only not hold grudges, but will also boost his reputation.

And for a large number of officials who are able to cut their nationality for the people, he has asked people to live idle and deal with them, so that they can protect the whole face, and there is a court Dai Lu to take" For the officials who are already ready to die, it is undoubtedly a merciful move, so this year's Jingcha is regarded as a rare complaint in the past years.

But less complaints does not mean that there are no complaints, "and it does not mean that there is no controversy!" At least there is a yamen in the capital, and it is already full of enthusiasm and resentment!

That is the only two in the Ouchi office of the six corridors, this government yamen that enjoys the same treatment as the cabinet, is really a major innovation of this dynasty...... Its position of authority "also reflects the suspicious imperial mind of Emperor Taizu At the beginning of the founding of the country, in view of the Song and Yuan dynasties, the emperor was weak and strong, and the emperor's power was left behind, and the prime minister was permanently abolished, and the power of the prime minister was divided into six parts......

But in this way, he was worried that the power of the ministry was too heavy and threatened the imperial power, and he set up six departments corresponding to the six ministries to contain and supervise the power of the six ministries. These six departments were not subordinate to any department and were directly accountable to the emperor himself. In this way, the six branches not only grasped the power to participate in and discuss politics, but also increased the power of impeachment in Jiacha, and all the civil and military officials of the imperial court were not subject to its supervision.