"Quick, quickly take Sun Ge Lao to the side hall." Emperor Longwu got up from the dragon chair and said hurriedly, "Quickly pass on the imperial doctor!" ”

Two little eunuchs had already stepped forward to pick up Sun Chuanting, who was fainting on the ground, and went out of the Fengtian Hall from the side door, what people didn't expect was that Emperor Longwu also followed, and hung the civil officials and hundreds of officials directly on the main hall, and the palm print eunuch followed two steps and came back, shouting in a sharp voice: "This is the end of the court discussion, retreat from the court......

There was a whisper in the main hall, and then a group of three or five left the Fengtian Palace.

More than a dozen imperial historians from Enke Jinshi flocked to Gao Hongtu's side, and Gao Hongtu summoned Yang Tingjian, the champion of the new department with outstanding literary talents, to him, and commanded in a low voice: "Bingru (Yang Tingjian's words), you will draft a note as soon as you go back, and refute Wang Pu's rebellious remarks one by one in the court today, and the wording should be as harsh as possible!" ”

"Yes." Yang Tingjian waved his hand and said happily, "Just based on the remarks that Wang Pu spread in the court today, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, it is enough to destroy the nine clans." ”

Gao Hongtu bowed his head happily, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Shi Kefa in a blink of an eye, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Master Shi......"

Shi Kefa's brows furrowed imperceptibly, and out of courtesy, he still stopped and saluted back: "Master Gao." ”

Gao Hongtu said sincerely: "Master Shi, the old man will hold a banquet in the Humble House tonight, and I will discuss with you colleagues on other important matters, and I also invite Lord Shi to come." ”

Shi Kefa frowned and hesitated: "This ......"

Gao Hongtu hurriedly said: "It's about the future of the Ming Dynasty, shouldn't Master Shi want to get out of the matter?" ”

Shi Kefa's brows furrowed even tighter, and he said dryly: "In this case, the old man will definitely disturb him at that time." ”

After saying that, Shi Kefa arched his hand to Yang Tingjian and the others again, turned around and walked away.

Gao Hongtu smiled faintly, and when he wanted to search for Ma Shiying from the crowd, he had already disappeared from this guy, so he couldn't help but stomp his feet and scolded in a low voice: "This old fox is slipping away quite fast." ”

Yang Tingjian said: "Ma Shiying is a villain, so there is no need to pull him up this time to impeach Wang Pu." ”

"It's fine." Gao Hongtu nodded, and said to Yang Tingjian and the others, "You go back to the house first and prepare separately, the old man will go into the palace to see Long live, Sun Chuanting vomited blood and fainted in the palace, this is a rare opportunity, hum." ”

■■■

Side hall.

After the "rescue" of several imperial doctors, Sun Chuanting has woken up.

Emperor Longwu comforted Sun Chuanting with kind words before withdrawing from the hall, and asked Zhang Zi'an to summon all the imperial doctors who participated in the consultation outside the hall, and asked with a pleasant face: "Ladies and gentlemen, how is Sun Ge's condition?" ”

An older imperial physician stepped forward and said: "Sun Ge Lao is just working hard, coupled with the rapid fire and blood blockage, so he will vomit blood and faint, long live, please rest assured, Lord Sun's body is fine, just prescribe a few pairs of tonic decoction to tonify the body, and it will be cured in a few days." ”

Emperor Longwu's face suddenly became gloomy, and he looked at several imperial doctors with inexplicable eyes, and was silent for a long time.

The leading old lady doctor immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, but he really didn't know where he had said it wrong. Several other imperial doctors also looked at each other, at a loss, and Zhang Zi'an, the eunuch with the palm print behind Emperor Longwu, was also unsure of what Emperor Longwu was thinking, and he didn't dare to say anything at once.

After a long time, Emperor Longwu whispered to himself: "Sun Ge Lao is anxious about state affairs, he has been working hard all night, even if he is beaten with iron, he can't stand it, this time he vomited blood and fainted on top of the Golden Palace, which shows that Sun Ge Lao's body is already extremely weak, how can he be cured without a year and a half of general support?" ”

Zhang Zi'an's eyes lit up, and he finally understood what Emperor Longwu meant, and said to the imperial doctors with pity: "Ladies and gentlemen, it is said that our family should not talk in front of the Long Live Lord, but you are too ignorant, who is Sun Ge Lao?" That's the pillar of the Ming Dynasty, you say it's okay, Sun Ge is really fine? Do you know that because of your words, Sun Ge Lao may be exhausted to death, and our Ming Dynasty will also lose a pillar of support? ”

"This ......"

The leading imperial physician escaped from Yanjing, and he had been in the palace for many years, and he was also a personal essence, which would have figured out the meaning of Emperor Longwu and Zhang Zi'an, and his originally ruddy face suddenly turned pale, and he knelt on the ground, kowtowing like pounding garlic, "The minister deserves to die, and the minister deserves to die." ”

Emperor Longwu asked coldly, "Why should you die?" ”

The leading imperial physician hurriedly said: "Sun Ge is worried about state affairs, he has worked hard all night, and his body is very weak, so he needs to stay in bed for at least three months before he can get out of bed, and he must not use the liver fire within half a year, otherwise the disease will recur, and the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"That's right."

A satisfied smile appeared on Emperor Longwu's slightly immature face, and he brushed his sleeves away.

Zhang Zi'an, the eunuch of the palm print, said a few more words before he trotted to catch up with Emperor Longwu, looking at Emperor Longwu's slightly thin figure walking in front of him, Zhang Zi'an suddenly felt a hint of coolness, he really didn't expect that Emperor Longwu was only sixteen years old and already had such a scheming!

Obviously, Emperor Longwu wanted to make a big fuss about Sun Chuanting's fainting in the palace, and forced Sun Chuanting out of the cabinet on the grounds of "home recuperation".

As long as Gao Hongtu, Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying enter the cabinet, they will be able to check and balance each other with Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi, and Sun Chuanting and Wang Pu will not be able to control the government through the cabinet as handy as they are now! I can't help but admit that Emperor Longwu did inherit Emperor Chongzhen's political talent, and his wrists were very slippery.

It's a pity that Wang Pu is not Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian is just a eunuch no matter how horizontal he is, all his power is given by the Emperor of the Apocalypse, once the Emperor of the Apocalypse returns to heaven, Wei Zhongxian's power will become a castle in the air - he has lost the cornerstone under his feet, so he has become vulnerable, and Emperor Chongzhen can save the situation in a very short time and destroy the eunuch party in one fell swoop.

However, Wang Pu is not a eunuch, Wang Pu's power is not given by Emperor Chongzhen, he has come to this day step by step with his own strength, his power base is the army that can fight well, after experiencing the fall of Yanjing and Chongzhen's hanging, Wang Pu's power is not only not weakened but more stable.

In this context, if Emperor Longwu wanted to save the situation, it was simply wishful thinking to destroy the Sun Wang Group in one fell swoop.

Zhang Zi'an really wanted to tell Emperor Longwu about his thoughts, telling him that if he really wanted to destroy the power of the Sun Wang group, then he had to learn to endure and learn to keep his light and cultivate obscurity, instead of rushing into trouble when he was fledgling, and rushing to attack without being ready could only force himself into a desperate situation.

But after hesitating again and again, Zhang Zi'an still didn't dare to tell Emperor Longwu this, this old eunuch has lived at this age, how can he not understand Emperor Longwu's current mood? Sixteen years old, it is the most performative time in this life, and this first-time monarch Long Wuye can't wait to think of showing his "wise and divine martial arts".

If Zhang Zi'an poured a basin of cold water on Emperor Longwu's head at this time, it would be trouble for him, no one can find trouble with Long Live Lord, if anyone dares to trouble Long Live Lord, then trouble will find him, there is one person who may be an exception, that person is Jingnan Marquis Wang Pu, but how many Wang Pu are there in the world?

■■■

Also holding the same view as Zhang Zi'an are Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi, the two cabinet assistants, who have just retired from the dynasty, these two did not avoid suspicion at all, and drove the sedan chair to the Jingnan Hou Mansion.

After meeting and saluting, Qian Qianyi complained: "Master Hou, you are too hasty. ”

Lu Daqi also sighed: "Yes, otherwise Elder Sun Ge would not be so angry that he fainted!" ”

Qian Qianyi said again: "You shouldn't leave Sun Ge Lao in the palace, Hou Ye, you are Sun Ge Lao's righteous son, you should really take Sun Ge Lao back to the house, alas." ”

"Why?" Wang Pu said indifferently, "Long live the old man left the old man in the palace, that is a supreme grace." ”

"Master Hou, do you really don't know or don't you know?" Qian Qianyi stomped his feet and said, "My subordinates heard that after the dispersal of the dynasty, Gao Hongtu did not go back to the household department to deal with official business and did not go home, but went directly to the harem to see the driver, Gao Hongtu is not a new officialdom, he will definitely make a big fuss about the fainting of Sun Ge Laodang Palace!" ”

Wang Pu pretended not to know: "What can I do about this?" ”

Lu Daqi sighed and said, "Master Hou, the article that can be done here is too big!" ”

Qian Qianyi also sighed: "As long as Gao Hongtu and Long Live Lord let the imperial doctor bite Sun Ge's old sick body and unbearable government affairs, they can force Sun Ge to return to his hometown!" Even if it is not good, it can force Sun Ge to recuperate at home for a period of time, and with this gap, Gao Hongtu, Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying can calmly enter the cabinet. ”

Lu Daqi said: "Once Gao Hongtu and the three of them enter the cabinet, and there is no elder Sun Ge to take charge of the affairs, it will be difficult for the subordinates and the old man to handle it, and the affairs of the cabinet will no longer be up to you." ”

"So Master Hou, you owe it to you, you don't need to propose to revise the Da Ming Law by yourself." Qian Qianyi finally lamented, "If you put it forward by another person, the situation will not be as passive as it is now, in fact, even if the Long Live Lord kisses the government, and the cabinet's blue approval changes the Long Live Lord's Zhu approval, the cabinet still has the power to seal the will of the Long Live Lord, as long as Sun Ge Lao is still the first assistant, and the subordinates and Lu Ge Lao and Hou Ye are of the same mind, this government is still in the control of Hou Ye." ”

"Hahaha......"

Contrary to Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi's expectations, Wang Pu not only did not show a look of frustration after listening to the words of the two of them, but looked up to the sky and laughed, Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi were stunned by Wang Pu's laughter, thinking that either we are crazy, or this thing is stupid, can we still laugh at this time?

In fact, it is no wonder that Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi are in a hurry like this, both of them are old ideas, and they still think that the cabinet is the highest authority of the Ming Dynasty, and the cabinet can even seal the emperor's holy decree, and whoever controls the cabinet will control the government, and if they lose the position of the cabinet, they will immediately fall from the sky to the ground.

The painful experience of the ups and downs of the Donglin Party left Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi with too deep memories.

"Old Qian Ge, Old Lu Ge." Wang Pu's smile suddenly paused, and he said solemnly, "Even if the old man is no longer the first assistant of the cabinet, even if Gao Hongtu and they all enter the cabinet, this day ...... Can't collapse! However, what the two pavilion elders said today, Ben Hou was very pleased to hear it. ”

Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi muttered in their hearts when they heard this, and they dared to love Wang Pu until now that they regarded them as their own.

In fact, Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi have already regarded Wang Pu as their own people, even if Wang Pu does not pinch their handle, they are now willing to listen to Wang Pu's drive, the reason is very simple, since cooperating with Wang Pu, the Donglin Party has become the largest force in the Ming Dynasty and the opposition, and seven or eight out of ten of the imperial historians in the court are from the Donglin Sect, and the prefects, prefectures, and prefects released by the new dynasty are all Donglin Party members!

What kind of power is this?

Even when Gao Panlong, Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian and others were in charge of the government, the Donglin Party people were not so majestic, who would they hug if they didn't hug Wang Pu's thigh?

Wang Pu said solemnly: "The two pavilion elders should know that Ben Hou is a person, does Ben Hou seem to be such a person who doesn't know the importance of it?" ”

"This ......"

Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi looked at each other in amazement, in their impression, Wang Pu was indeed not such a person who did not know the importance of the matter, otherwise Wang Pu would not have used such a clever wrist at the beginning, and immediately pinched the seven inches of the two, forcing them to mobilize all the Donglin Party members to do things for Wang Pu.

"Old Qian Ge, Old Lu Ge." Wang Pu smiled and said, "The cabinet is indeed the highest authority of the imperial court, and even the emperor's decree can be returned, but there must be a prerequisite for all this, that is, 100,000 officers and soldiers of the Central Army must agree, if 100,000 officers and soldiers of the Central Army do not agree, then the cabinet has no power!" ”

Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi were stunned for a moment when they heard this, and then they were stunned.

Only then did the two realize that they had made a logical mistake, and misunderstood the causal relationship between Wang Pu's training of the Central Army and Sun Chuanting's entry into the cabinet, in fact, it was Wang Pu's training of the Central Army that followed Sun Chuanting's entry into the cabinet, not the first addition of Sun Chuanting, the first assistant of the cabinet, and then Wang Pu and the Central Army.

In other words, Sun Chuanting is just a tool used by Wang Pu to control the cabinet, or the cabinet is just a tool in the hands of Wang Pu, Gao Hongtu and others are planning to enter the cabinet, but in the end they are still just tools in the hands of Wang Pu! How could the tools control Wang Pu in turn?

Wang Pu smiled and asked, "Have the two pavilion elders figured it out?" ”

Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi bowed their heads at the same time.

Wang Pu laughed and said: "Ben Hou is really pleased, since the two pavilion elders have this idea, they will think so if they want to come to Gao Hongtu, and this is the purpose of Ben Hou deliberately proposed to revise the Da Ming Law in the early dynasty today, hahaha......"

Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi were ashamed when they heard this, and they dared to love Wang Pu just now when he said that he was very relieved, not because he doubted the sincerity of the two, but because he meant something else.

"Master Hou." Lu Daqi thought for a while, and suddenly asked again, "What is the purpose of your doing this?" ”

"Purpose?" Wang Pu's eyebrows suddenly floated a faint murderous aura, and he said in a condensed voice, "The purpose is to sweep away all hidden dangers once and for all in the shortest possible time!" ”

"Hiss......" Qian Qianyi gasped when he heard this, and said in horror, "In other words, Hou Ye deliberately wanted to sell this flaw to Gao Hongtu, so that Gao Hongtu and them could take the opportunity to enter the cabinet, and then give all the hostile forces hidden in the shadows a false impression that Sun Ge Lao and Hou Ye had lost power...... After these hostile forces couldn't hold back their appearance, Hou Ye fought back and wiped them all out? ”

"Gao, worthy of the Hou Ye." Lu Daqi, who has never been very good at sycophancy, couldn't help but sigh and said, "Otherwise, those deeply hidden hostile forces would not dare to come forward." ”

Wang Pu suddenly had a faint sense of murder on his face, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Elder Qiange, Elder Lu Ge, this matter is a top secret, and even Elder Sun Ge doesn't know the whole picture, so I ask you to keep it strictly secret, even if it is a cronie and junior in the Donglin Party, you will definitely not disclose it." ”

"Men understand." Qian Qianyi said awe-inspiringly, "Our Donglin Party is also uneven, and it is inevitable that there will be no repeated villains, so we can take this opportunity to find out these scum." ”

■■■

戌時, Gaofu.

When Shi Kefa came to the banquet on time, the Gao Mansion was already full of friends, in addition to Jiang Yueguang, Gao Zhuo, Wang Duo and other ministers, as well as Yang Tingjian and other Enke Jinshi, except for Ma Shiying, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, almost all the officials who had different political views from Sun and Wang Pu Group arrived.

In front of all the officials present at the table, Yang Tingjian chanted the recital he had drafted.

The literary brilliance of the new champion is indeed extraordinary, the gorgeous word bath, the neat battle, and the sharp pen immediately won a full house, and now Wang Duo, who works in calligraphy, wrote a new reputation, and Gao Hongtu solemnly signed his name behind Wang Duo's serious reputation.

Jiang Yueguang, Gao Zhuo, and Wang Duo also signed on it, and when the song was passed to Shi Kefa, Shi Kefa's brows seemed to be wrinkled, looking at this posture, Gao Hongtu obviously wanted to take the lead in the joint performance, and officially declared war with the Sun Wang Group, and after thinking about it, Shi Kefa also signed his name behind this note.

Gao Hongtu finally put away the joint recital of everyone, and said solemnly: "Okay, with this recital, the old man doesn't believe that he can't participate in Wang Pu, colleagues, for the sake of the common people in the world and for the society of the country, let us drink this cup!" After drinking this glass of wine, the old man and his colleagues should follow the example of the sages, throw their heads, spill their blood, and vow to fight to the end against the annihilation! ”

The crowd drank it all.

After a while, the wine and food flowed up, but Shi Kefa had no interest in drinking and feasting, and got up to say goodbye to Gao Hongtu.

Gao Hongtu endured the surname and sent Shi Kefa out of the gate, and only when he was about to part, he said earnestly: "Xianzhi (Shi Kefa's words), the old man has already entered the palace at noon, according to the imperial doctor, Sun Ge Lao's illness is very serious, even if there is no surname to worry about this time, I am afraid that there will be no way to take charge of government affairs within a year and a half." ”

Speaking of this, Gao Hongtu paused deliberately, and seeing that Shi Kefa didn't mean to answer, he had to continue: "Xianzhi, do you know what this means? This means that the cabinet members will be adjusted, and you and I must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, no matter what, we must also join the cabinet, and we must not let the cabinet become a hall of words of the Sunwang Group again! ”

"Tall, sir." Shi Kefa suddenly looked at Gao Hongtu with an indifferent look and asked, "Long live the Lord has already appointed you as the next cabinet chief?" ”

Gao Hongtu looked embarrassed, and said abruptly: "Since Xianzhi already knows, why bother asking? ”

"That's good." Shi Kefa nodded and said solemnly, "The lower official just wants to ask, what kind of national policy does Master Gao plan to implement after he enters the cabinet?" ”

Gao Hongtu said without thinking: "The first national policy to be implemented after the old man enters the cabinet is to negotiate with Jiannu, the treasury of the Ming Dynasty has been empty, and what is needed most now is to recuperate, so this senseless war can not continue anymore, only to recuperate, and only when the vitality is restored can Xu Tu restore the Central Plains." ”

"Then......" Shi Kefa's face showed a hint of bitterness, and he asked again, "Can the lower officials know the bottom line of the negotiation between Master Gao and Jiannu?" ”

"Regarding the bottom line of the negotiation, Long Live Lord and the old man have reached a preliminary agreement, if necessary, the area north of the Yangtze River can be ceded to Jiannu, anyway, most of the area north of the Yangtze River is either under the control of thieves, or occupied by Jiannu, even if it is all ceded, my Ming loss is not big."

In order to win over Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu shook out his old bottom.

If Wang Pu heard this, he would definitely be furious, Gao Hongtu sold the five northern provinces of the Ming Dynasty with a light and clever sentence, and even betrayed the Jiangbei provinces in the south of Zhili, such a large piece of rivers and mountains in Gao Hongtu's mouth is actually just a light sentence The loss is not big.

Shi Kefa took a deep breath, tried his best to control the overturning of the river and the sea in his chest, and asked in a condensed voice: "So, what does Lord Gao plan to do with Wang Pu and the Central Army under him?" ”

Gao Hongtu's face suddenly flashed with a hint of alertness, and he said indifferently: "Regarding how to deal with Wang Pu, Xianzhi will naturally know when the time comes." ”

Shi Kefa nodded, and said in a stiff tone: "The old man has two words that he wants to give to Lord Gao, does Lord Gao want to hear it?" ”

Gao Hongtu smiled and said, "The old man listens to me. ”

Shi Kefa stared at Gao Hongtu and said word by word: "Defeated...... Kind! ”

Gao Hongtu was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "Master Shi, please respect yourself!" ”

"Self-respect?" Shi Kefa said coldly, "Hmph, although Wang Pu has power, he at least dares to start a war with Jiannu, he at least suppressed Zuo Liangyu's rebellion, he at least knows that the great rivers and mountains north of the Yangtze River are the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and he has allocated at least 100,000 stone military rations for relief of Huguang refugees, but what about you?" You haven't become the head of the cabinet yet, look at what you're thinking? ”

"Lord Gao, you sold half of Jiangbei and tens of millions of Li people in a few words, in your eyes, the life-and-death war between the Ming Dynasty and the thieves and the Jiannu has actually become a senseless war! What is a senseless war? Is this really a senseless war? ”

"Wang Pu is a powerful man, but he still has the capacity to tolerate people, he also understands that he is a martial artist, he has no ability to govern the country, and he also knows that he will reserve some Shilin vitality for the imperial court, and he will not kill at the beginning of the new dynasty! But what about you, my lord? Before you became the head of the cabinet, you were already thinking about eliminating dissidents, and you were already thinking about destroying the little military power in Wang Pu's hands! The old man wants to ask Gao Ge Lao, will you lead the troops? Will you fight? After destroying the Central Army, what do you do to resist Jiannu and the thieves? Master Gao, do you only have high-ranking officials and personal fame in your mind, have you never considered for the people of the world and the society of the Ming Dynasty? ”

Gao Hongtu's face turned blue and white for a while when Shi Kefa said it, and he wanted to refute but couldn't find a strong wording.

"Gao Hongtu." Shi Kefa said sternly, "Wang Pu is a powerful man, but he still has backbone, and you ...... It's a complete scum! ”

After stacking this cruel sentence, Shi Kefa turned around and walked away.

……

(To be continued)