Datong had just had its first snowfall, the heavens and the earth were vast, and the endless wilderness was covered with a silvery white, and when you looked into the distance, you had to squint your eyes to weaken the dazzling light.

The sun was good, the snow was clear, and the wind was much weaker. The two generals led the war horses, stepped on the soft snow, and talked while walking with the sound of 'creaking', followed by dozens of personal soldiers, more than ten zhang away.

"I'm inspecting the three sides, and I'm coming back as soon as I get your urgent report, but I didn't expect to be transferred back to Beijing, hehe, I only came here last winter, and after a year's time, I finally put the army out of my eyebrows, and I really can't afford to leave." Yang Yiqing put the brim of his hat with the tip of the whip and said with a smile to Wang Shouren.

"The prince recommended the adults to join the military department, it must be that the capital needs you more, and the adults of the three passes can rest assured. Tatar is now too busy to take care of itself, at most some small tribes will not be able to survive this winter, and will risk coming to the border to raid and plunder, and it will not become a big climate", Wang Shouren put his hands behind his back, holding the reins of the horse, his horse was very well tamed, the reins in his hand were loose, and the horses followed behind him step by step, and a cloud of snorting white mist sprayed on his hands.

Yang Yiqing sighed and said, "Bo'an, with you, of course I'm relieved." Now this world is like this, the poorer and more chaotic the place, the more they like to loot and fight, anyway, except for a surname, they have nothing to lose, and people outside the plug are especially careless, you can't be careless.

What I'm most worried about is that as soon as I leave, you will be the only one left here, the generals at the border are all arrogant and untamed, and they are very particular about seniority, I spent a year, and I can only barely convince them that you are just a head of the military department, I am really afraid of these fierce generals, you will not be able to control it."

"Hehe, my lord, it is difficult to make these border generals obey, but when you return to Beijing, is it not as simple as fighting courage and wit? The burden on the shoulders of adults is heavier, the officialdom is more sinister than the battlefield, and today's Jingshi is even more complicated, so Gong Shi Chung should be more careful. ”

"Huh? I'll do my best," Yang Yiqing smiled bitterly: "Liu Jin pushed the boat down the river, pushed Lord Yang Ling to the position of the Duke of the Kingdom, ascended and descended secretly, and stripped his power, now the imperial court has almost become the world of the Liu family, I returned to Beijing, but I am just a soldier of the Ministry of War, and the three bachelors in the court are helpless against Liu Jin, what can I do?" ”

Wang Shouren's eyes flashed, just about to speak, suddenly saw a golden chicken under the pine tree in front of him dragging a colorful long tail jumping on the snow running, Wang Shouren immediately abandoned the reins in his hand, backhanded off his own divine power leopard bow, the quiver easily pulled out a carved arrow, almost did not make the slightest hesitation, the bowstring rang out, the golden chicken has been shot through the arrow, brought out more than a zhang away, fell on the snow.

Behind the pro-soldiers cheered in unison, a soldier rushed over and picked up the golden chicken, Yang Yiqing stroked his beard and smiled: "Bo'an Divine Arrow, in one go, is really eye-opening."

Wang Shouren hung the bow back on the saddle and said with a smile: "I will stew this pheasant for a while, and then scald the pot of good wine, and give it to the adults."

Yang Yiqing leaned over and grabbed a ball of snow, shook it into a ball, took a bite hard, the ice and snow entered his stomach, and his spirit was lifted, he laughed loudly: "Okay, today our brother will make an exception to drink wine, and drink him drunk quickly, and the loyalty and goodness of the court and the central government are suppressed.

Wang Shouren shook his head slightly and said: "If this is the case, although Shi Songgong can leave a name in history, but what are the benefits of being with Jiangshan Sheji and the people of Limin?" Your Excellency has also failed the painstaking effort of Wei Guogong to be ordered to transfer you back to Beijing to preside over the overall situation."

"What?" Yang Yiqing stopped suddenly, looked at Wang Shouren, his eyes showed a contemplative look, and he said slowly after a while: "Bo'an, you and I are both robes and brothers, if you have anything to say, don't make any more detours, do you mean that Wei Guogong recommended me to enter the court as a military squire, what more far-reaching purpose is not true?" But although the official position of the squire of the military department is not low, how can he confront Liu Jin? Besides, Liu Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is also from the Weiguo Gongmen, so the role I can play is even more limited."

Wang Shouren shook his head and said with a smile: "Why does Duke Shi Chung think that Grandpa Weiguo transferred you to the court?" ”

Yang Yiqing took a long breath and said hatefully: "The emperor thought that Wei Guogong was killed by the annihilation of people, and gave him the position of Guogong, Wei Guogong returned to Beijing, Liu Jin took the opportunity to sit on the emperor's mandate, set aside Lord Yang, and took charge of the government alone. Lord Yang transferred me back to Beijing, probably because my qualifications are barely considered to be an old minister, and I also have a certain prestige in the court, or I can deal a blow to Liu Jin's arrogance."

Wang Shouren laughed and said: "Gong Shi is a humble gentleman, this power plot has changed, and his comprehension is a little worse." As an official in the court, it is difficult for a person who is a supreme minister and does not know how to scheming, and it is difficult to gain a foothold. Power plots, power schemes, all clever changes, are inseparable from a power word, all kinds of tricks, in the final analysis, is a right, how to fight for power, how to control power, how to consolidate power.

Power and government are not exactly one and the same. Power is like the soldiers in our hands, the officials are the city where we are stationed, and those who leave this city temporarily do not necessarily have no soldiers in their hands, and those who occupy this city are likely to get an empty city. What is the gain and loss of one time and one place? Shi Chung Gong thinks that Yang Ling, the Duke of Weiguo, has really lost power? ”

Yang Yiqing pondered: "You mean that Lord Yang is advancing by retreating?" However, he has already handed over the inner factory, resigned from the full-time post of the Minister of Maritime Inspectorate, and now he is only the deputy marshal of the four armies outside the Beijing camp, and it is almost difficult to participate in the government and politics, he has retreated to this point, is there still a chance to turn the tables? ”

"Hehehehehe", Wang Shouren smiled: "My lord, Wei Guogong has always been a fisherman, whether it is a civil official or a military general, Wei Guogong is a monk halfway, and quickly established a huge network and merit, where do you say his power and prestige come from?" The emperor's personal army is the commander of the guards, but he is just an official who is casually sealed by the saint today, and he does not have this position in the rank of military generals at all, and he was only responsible for the safety of the emperor's seven imperial villages in Beijing, but how many big things has Wei Guogong done in this position?

And then the inner factory? No matter how good the factory guards are, they are all the emperor's inner court organizations, and even if he is powerful, he can't interfere in the government affairs, and he has no right to interfere in the government affairs, but Wei Guogong is the supervisor of the inner factory, and he can override the two factories and one guard, compete with the six ministries and nine secretaries, directly intervene in the government and politics, and become a yamen by himself. But is his power less? ”

Wang Shouren said: "Wei Guogong's power is his person, if he goes to the East Factory, then the one who overrides the three factories and one guard is the East Factory, and he goes to the West Factory, and the one who overrides the three factories and one guard is the West Factory." He can turn iron into gold, and naturally he can turn gold into iron, I doubt that what Grandpa Weiguo handed over to Liu Jin will be a bunch of rags. ”

Yang Yiqing realized.

Wang Shouren said again: "My lord, can't you see it? The absolute trust of the emperor today is the capital of Wei Guogong to compete for power, and his great military exploits and achievements are the capital for him to control power. With these two conditions, he can take the 'soldiers' out of the 'city' at any time, he can also defend the 'city' and send 'soldiers', and he can also leave the 'soldiers' and the 'city' to return to his hometown.

Now Wei Guogong put away his sharp tiger claws and went to play the lion guarding the door with great interest, but if someone really treats him as a stone ornament, swaggering in and out next to him, then when he shows his devouring teeth depends on his mood."

Yang Yiqing suddenly said excitedly: "Lord Yang is pretending to be Zheng Zhuanggong, raising trouble and eliminating annihilation!" ”

Zheng Zhuanggong's younger brother recruited troops and intended to rebel, and the ministers persuaded Zheng Zhuanggong to summon his younger brother to teach him a lesson and let him settle down, but he was scolded by Zheng Zhuanggong and deliberately revealed the news that his brother knew, and he came nonsense without scruples. If you want to rebel, can you persuade him to settle down? It will only act more secretively, making it more difficult for people to guard against, and they may capsize in the gutter one day.

But he hasn't rebelled yet, and he can't punish him severely. Zheng Zhuanggong has done enough, not only does he not care, but if you want to collect taxes, I will let you collect them, if you want to recruit soldiers, I will let you recruit, actively cooperate and work together, that is really a brother, and its benefits are gold. Zheng Lao Er finally lived up to his eldest brother's expectations, and successfully swore to rebel, and there was no way to forgive this crime, and finally lost a head.

first tolerate and indulge, and even help a hand, let the opponent toss, and when he makes a big fuss, then justifiably kill him. This kind of trick of wanting to capture and indulge in the past, future generations continue to imitate it, Yang Yiqing is not unaware, but he didn't expect it, and it will naturally make sense.

However, if Yang Ling is really trying to capture him, it is too risky, since ancient times, those who have used this strategy are far superior to the other party, and deliberately show weakness, so that the people who use this plan are sure that when the other party betrays his relatives and leaves, he will be subdued in one fell swoop, what strength does Wei Guogong have now? Is it only the emperor's trust? But Liu Jin also has the emperor's trust, he doesn't have any advantage in this regard, just transferring himself back to Beijing, will it be useful to the political situation?

In this regard, even Wang Shouren can't fully see through, he frowned and pondered for a long time, before he said slowly: "Wei Guogong's clever plan, I am far away in the border city, and I really can't see it in detail, I think after the adults return to Beijing, the Guogong will definitely find an opportunity to meet with the adults, and it is appropriate to teach face-to-face." ”

Yang Yiqing said suddenly: "Bo'an is right, ten are ** is so." If this is the case, then after I return to Beijing, the prince will definitely have some instructions. Hehe, I don't have to worry about it now, when I return to Beijing, I will know what medicine is sold in Weiguo Gong's gourd."

Yang Yiqing has always been worried about the situation in the DPRK and China, Liu Jin's power is not at all something he can overthrow, Yang Tinghe and him have always been incompatible with him, Yang Yiqing originally planned to impeach Liu Jin for torture and governance, ordered the border army to arbitrarily enforce the law, and fined and paid to make the people angry, and the army was unstable.

Regardless of whether this move is successful or not, fighting him to break the net will make Liu Jin more restrained, after Wang Shouren woke up at this point, he realized that the current situation in Beijing is treacherous, and it may not be Liu Jin's family that is dominant, if Yang Ling is really sure to turn the tide, it may not be impossible to do anything, and he can't help but be happy.

The front had already appeared in the majestic Datong City, Wang Shouren suddenly remembered something, and said to Yang Yiqing: "Your Excellency is going back to Beijing tomorrow, and I have a suggestion to ask your Excellency to tell Grandpa Weiguo." The Tatar Manduhai Empress has been temporarily held in the palace of the Datong Dynasty.

At the beginning, Guogong discussed with you and me in Datong, originally considering that once the fire sieve and Boyan could fall out, the power and prestige were not as good as Boyan, it would be difficult to compete with it, and we could not achieve our goal of causing the enemy to fight among themselves and weaken its strength.

Yang Yiqing said knowingly: "I understand, under the pretext of conquering the rebellion of the Yongxie tribe, the general of Boyan, led his own tribe to Ordos and the grassland outside Gansu.

His departure greatly weakened the strength of Bayan Khan. After judging the situation and choosing to join forces with Wara, and then after Gasibu defected, now the fire screen is enough to have a fair decisive battle with Boyan, and the weight of Manduhai does not need to be pressed on the body of the fire screen, but ".

Yang Yiqing smiled and paused, and Wang Shouren continued: "The two heroes stand side by side, and the grassland is still unified when one of them is destroyed, and now since there is a Gasibu who wants to join in the fun, then we might as well give him a big gift." As long as Manduhai falls into his hands, he can carry the banner of the division of benevolence and righteousness, and recruit some tribes loyal to Manduhai from both sides of Huosieve and Boyan to form a three-legged momentum, which is more beneficial to us."

After Wang Shouren finished speaking, the two looked at each other and laughed. When the tall city gate arrived, the drawbridge was slowly lowered, and Wang Shouren secretly thought in his heart: "Lord Yang will never be willing to quit the court and let Liu Jin be powerful." However, since he has handed over the 'soldiers' and the 'city', how can he get back the soldiers and horses and the city?

He must not leave the center of power for a long time, and after a long time, he will change, and then he will not be able to return to heaven. Tune Shi Chung Gong to return to Beijing just to enhance his strength against Liu Jin? It's not that simple, Lord Yang, Lord Yang, what kind of idea do you have, don't be self-defeating, let Liu Jin really control the overall situation."

The horse's hooves were kicking, and the new Sanguan Town Marshal Wang Shouren was in deep thought, and Yang Yiqing entered the city side by side, "There are two things to pay attention to now, and the rest is up to Liu Jin to go", Yang Ling sat on the chair and said with a spring breeze on his face.

He now knows that as the princess's wedding, the chief election officer of the horse candidate, the first day of the personal appearance, is just a routine, although the scale selection of the horse will not pass the five levels and kill six generals, the entire screening process must have six or seven times, in order to screen out some outstanding people, into the fifth circle of the list, then he and the other two election officials need to do the final selection, select three people into the palace. Among these three, one will become the husband of Princess Yongfu, and the other two will be sponsored to study in Taixue, and then they will be Taixue, which can be regarded as a consolation prize.

In this case, of course, he will not be stupid to shake the rattle every day, and the three chief electors have all handed over the selection of scales to their subordinates, and they are busy with their own private affairs.

"Please make it clear", Yang Shen leaned over and took the fruit plate handed by Gao Wenxin, and said with a smile: "The lower officials are afraid, thank you, Mrs."

Gao Wenxin was dressed in a festive dress of the bride, red as fire, as bright as a pomegranate, and the corners of her eyebrows and eyes were full of the gentle style of the bride. She pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "You are the master's close friend, and when you enter the mansion, you don't have to stick to officialdom etiquette."

After speaking, he looked at Yang Ling affectionately, and said slightly: "Master, the concubine went to the lady to see the adult, and retreated first."

"Go, go, let's go, don't get used to him, you always hug him, but now he refuses to sleep if he doesn't hold it, but except for those two old mothers, it is the fragrance that sleeps in my arms, according to Xue'er's research, it is said that my arms are thicker than yours, and the pillow is comfortable, he is comfortable, so I don't want to die of exhaustion?"

Gao Wenxin covered his mouth and smiled, and bowed to Yang Shen again, and Ying Ying retreated.

Yang Ling took a sip of tea and said, "The first thing is about the military department. A few days ago, the news of my death came out, and the news from the secret detectives in Beijing came back, Liu Yu was shaken, and he once showed favor to Liu Jin and intended to take refuge, this person's utilitarian heart is too strong, this time I retreated, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not have a different heart. ”

Yang Shen picked up a fruit and gently took it into his mouth, and said with a smile: "Guogong only needs to reveal the plan to Lord Liu to know."

Yang Ling slowly shook his head and said: "Liu Yu is not my ally in the officialdom, everyone knows that he is my fellow traveler, and he is the person with the highest power after Jiao Ge Lao. I am going to let him go, and besides, the inner factory has been hollowed out, and Liu Jin will find out sooner or later that if someone of Liu Yu is not really willing to take refuge in him, he will definitely be suspicious of my move to give up power."

Yang Shen's eyes flashed, and he came to his senses: "Guogong transferred Yang Yiqing back to Beijing, it turned out that this was the plan?" In the Ministry of War, the secretary of the military department is in charge of all affairs, and the promotion and demotion of the generals are specifically proposed by Zuo Shilang, and then the final decision is made by the Ministry of Officials and submitted to the emperor, and now Yang Yiqing is the candidate for the transfer of the generals in the army controlled by Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, and then there is a candidate for me who supervises the final decision of the Ministry of Officials in the matter, so even if Liu Yu takes refuge in Liu Jin, the role he can play is limited."

Yang Ling said with a smile: "Exactly, Liu Jin has always been interested in flattering the emperor, and has not committed the mistake of killing him, you are right, if I and him have been fighting constantly, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are divided into two factions, such a fight for decades, the court will definitely be greatly injured, and I am afraid that it may not take a hundred years of hard work to recover."

If he is allowed to cause trouble and bring about his own death, he will break the law and disrupt the government and corrupt the government, and then destroy him in one fell swoop when he collects enough evidence to bring him down. There is chaos elsewhere, but the military department is chaotic. The military department is in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, and I transferred Yang Yiqing back to Beijing, which is to strengthen the strength of the military department, so as not to cause chaos in the world for Liu Jin, and it can still be ruled greatly, if the army is also chaotic, the imperial court has lost its security, once something big happens at this time, then it will be chaotic and cannot be ruled greatly, even if Guan Zhongle Yi is resurrected, there is no way to rejuvenate this mess."

"Well, Guogong thinks about the long-term, and the government is under the control of Liu Jin, which is already smoky and rotten, so the surname Suo let it completely fester, and then cut off this piece of carrion. However, if the generals of the army are transferred at will, it will not be a matter of time and a half, and if war breaks out at this time, the adults' clever plan to eliminate annihilation will be stillborn, and it will be difficult to realize."

Yang Ling sighed: "Yes, be prepared, just in case." In fact, it's not just a popular uprising, if Liu Jin is allowed to mess around in all the yamen, I'm afraid the army itself will riot. Some days ago, I received news that there was a riot among the officers and soldiers of two guards in Liaodong, and the frightened guard commander fled, the cause was that the military salary could not be paid, and finally the two thousand five hundred taels of silver were taken out from above, and the riot was quelled. Just more than 2,000 taels of silver can cause such a big turmoil, in order to prevent the soldiers from rebounding, the Liaodong Guard Station did not even dare to pursue the rioters, in view of this, I dare not be careless with the military department."

Yang Shen nodded slightly, but he was born in a literati, and to be honest, he couldn't understand the simple truth of politics, 'power comes out of the barrel of a gun'. In Yang Shen's heart, he didn't think that those brainless soldiers would cause great harm, and his main concern was still in the DPRK and China, and the literati who controlled the policy.

So Yang Shen avoided the topic and asked, "I don't know what the second concern of the Guogong is?" ”

Yang Ling said: "Naturally, it is a quick decision, those wall grasses took refuge in Liu Jin, I did not stop them, the belonging of these people completely depends on a potential word." Whoever can build momentum, whoever has great momentum, they will throw to whichever side, there is no loyalty and position at all, so it is difficult for these people to become a threat at all, I naturally have a way to easily pull them back when I collect enough evidence to bring down Liu Jin, and now it is up to them to cling, but it can fuel Liu Jin's arrogance, which is more conducive to our plan.

But the only problem here is that the time can't be too long, half a year! A year at most! If we can't do anything to Liu Jin during this time, his power will be stabilized, and it will be difficult to move him again, and our plan of 'appeasement and annihilation, killing with one blow' will inevitably become a bubble."

Liu Jin's two major think tanks, Zhang Cai is alert and will not do anything too out of line; Zhang Wenmian failed the imperial examination and his surname was extreme, in fact, this person really hates officialdom [***], but his radicalism is destined for him to make enemies everywhere, and he is a talent in the end, his vision is not broad enough, if he is enough to be a staff think tank in a government and a county, and to offer advice to Liu Jin, it is difficult to take on a big responsibility.

To let Liu Jin go farther and farther, work more and more out of line, and set foot on Huangquan Road as soon as possible, he also needs a good helper, but such a 'talent' is difficult to find, and it is not easy to gain Liu Jin's trust, I am still looking for it."

Yang Shen's eyes flashed, and he suddenly smiled slightly, he sat up straight, dusted off his robe gently, and said with a smile: "The lower official recommends a person, I don't know what happens to the public will of the country?" ”

"Who?"

"Qingcheng madman Lu Shijie!"

"Qingcheng maniac?" Yang Ling suddenly remembered that arrogant and arrogant Shuzhong celebrity, and talked about Lu Shijie, who realized the good strategy of governing the world with the qin music, this person is above the top, unrealistic, even if he is used to assist a famous monarch and minister, if he governs according to his ideas, he can only do bad things with good intentions.

Let this benevolent brother harm Liu Jin, he doesn't have to do anything bad, and directly follow his lofty burden of 'worrying about the country and the people', which is enough to kill [***], but can he rely on such an important matter as him?

Yang Shen said: "Grandpa Guo, Brother Lu is crazy and his eyes are above the top, this is his fault. But no one is perfect, Brother Lu's talent is indeed both broad and profound, but he is not like me and Zhu Rangjin grew up in an official eunuch's house, and he is familiar with the government and politics, and then corroborates what he has learned one by one, so he can't help but seem flashy and unreal. If he is allowed to go through some encouragement, he may not be able to apply what he has learned.

Lu Shijie's surname is crazy, but the quality of the surname is bright and open-minded, and although he is indifferent to fame and fortune, he is not talented in learning, in fact, he also wants to make a difference. If there is a chance to eliminate the annihilation of the country, I believe that Brother Lu will abandon his previous suspicions with adults.

Brother Lu lives in Qingcheng, but he is from Shaanxi, Liu Jin attaches great importance to hometown friendship, and Brother Lu is very famous in Bashu and Shaanxi, so he is the best candidate, whether it is talent or relationship, he can quickly gain Liu Jin's trust and reuse. It just so happened that when I went to Beijing, I gave him a book and invited him to go to Beijing to study, and it was almost here, if the adults think it is feasible, I can talk to him when he comes."

Yang Ling was silent, and Yang Shen said: "If Guogong is still not at ease, I will persuade him in my private name and will not reveal Guogong's plan." In the past, I interacted with Brother Lu, talking about the scholarly spirit of the ancient genius, and the use of wisdom and talent to eliminate the annihilation of the country, Brother Lu often praised and admired, I think as long as I open my mouth, Brother Lu will be happy to be this righteous man who is a thief and a thief! ”

"Can this person be trusted?" Yang Ling asked slowly.

Yang Shen knew that he remembered Zhu Rangjin, so he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "Since my lord can trust me, why should I doubt Brother Lu." Let him be too paranoid, pretending to be a gesture to hide people's eyes, but Lu Shijie is not, his arrogance only makes him repeatedly offend people, although he is famous, there is no benefit, this person has no greed."

"Good! Then, let's ask this Qingcheng madman to come out, but for the sake of safety, I still persuade him to lure the thief into trouble and make Liu Jin resentful of the world and bring about his own destruction. We are taking a dangerous move, one wrong step, one wrong step, it is related to the country, the society, and thousands of people, it is better to be careful. ”

The emperor hurried back to the leopard park after the early dynasty, he was going to marry Tang Yixian in the snowy winter, and now he is personally designing, busy with his own family affairs, and rarely lives in the palace.

As soon as the emperor left, Liu Jin also took a small sedan chair out of the palace and returned to his mansion.

After changing into an incense robe and about to spray some spices on his body, Zhang Wenmian rushed from the backyard in a hurry, Liu Jin had to put down the homemade watering can, and said a little impatiently: "Is there anything important?" ”

Zhang Wenmian shook his eyes and said: "Gong Liu, I heard that you are asking for an inventory of the money and grain in the military and civilian treasury of the world, the annual silver, salt quotations, military weapons, and even husband transportation and firewood and charcoal?" ”

"Not bad!" Liu Jin said complacently: "Thorough investigation, there are corrupt public funds, waste of taxes, find out one by one, no matter how big the official, no matter who it is, the compensation that should be compensated, the punishment that should be punished, the army that should be confiscated, and the head that should be killed!"

As soon as the news is released, those who have unclean butts will have to come to our house obediently. And only the performance of Beijing officials is assessed, that is the person who is obviously rectifying Yangling, and if he comes to a national clearance, it will not be obvious, and he can also make some political achievements, so that those readers who are full of moral articles can see that I Liu Jin is in charge of the government, and I am also very capable."

Zhang Wenmian complained: "Duke Liu, you have this ambition, that's naturally good, but I heard that you sent this envoy to the household department and the criminal department, they are not our people now, they are obedient to your father-in-law, and secretly listen to Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe, can they sincerely do things for you?" What if it's perfunctory? Isn't my father-in-law's hard work in vain? ”

"This", Liu Jin is also a little annoyed, there are a lot of people who take refuge in him, but there are not many who can deliver big things, the celebrant has many cronies, but Liu Jin is not very willing to appoint eunuchs, and he has no choice but to use the eunuchs in various places, so he tries his best to win them over, and he doesn't know the goods of the ceremonial eunuchs, let them loot the people's money, how can anyone do things, send them out, isn't that bad for my Liu Jin's reputation?

Liu Jin himself is also greedy, and he is very greedy, ordinary gifts, less than three thousand taels of silver, don't even think about entering, if it is an official, the starting price is 10,000 taels. But he himself is white-haired, but he looks at others like goblins, if he hears that someone is corrupt and accepts bribes, he is really angry bullfighting.

"Alas! Wen Mian, although there are many people who take refuge in our family, there are few talents who can stand alone, if you don't hand it over to the household department and the criminal department, who do you want our family to send out? ”

"My father-in-law is now under one person, above ten thousand, he acts resolutely and decisively, and his authority is unmatched, and the students have heard that the father-in-law of the inner court all call you 'Little Taizu', can't you recruit available talents?"

As soon as Liu Jin heard this, he hurriedly asked, "What?" What little Taizu? ”

Zhang Wenmian said: "The father-in-law is decisive in killing, and he treats corrupt officials and mediocre ministers with harsh laws, which is quite the legacy of Emperor Taizu back then, so the father-in-law of the inner court privately compliments you as 'Little Taizu', I listened to what Luo's father-in-law said."

When Liu Jin heard that the eunuchs in the inner court compared him to Zhu Yuanzhang, he couldn't help but smile, his mouth couldn't close, and he smiled: "Luo Xiang is here again?" Hehe, our family forgot about him again, he's a little pitiful as an enema ambassador, I'll write a note when I go back, you send someone to send him, and transfer him to the factory on an errand."

"Yes," Zhang Wenmian agreed.

"Alas, although our family has the ambition of Emperor Taizu, it is a pity that there are not as many capable officials as Emperor Taizu available, and most of the officials attached to me are people who tend to be inflammatory, except for Zhang Cai, Cao Wenjin, and Shi Wenyi, huh?"

Liu Jin suddenly came to his senses, glanced at Zhang Wenmian, and said with a smile: "Wenmian, do you have anything else to say about our family?" Want a background, huh? Well, Ming'er, tomorrow I will discuss with Li Dongyang, first transfer you to be the head of the household department, with you there, I am not afraid that they will fool me."

Zhang Wenmian was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and said: "Thank you father-in-law for cultivating, Wenmian will never forget!" "A fallen talent, now he has jumped into the household department, one of the six departments of the imperial court, and immediately took on the role of the head of the household department, Liu Jin really did not treat him badly.

Zhang Wenmian was overjoyed, and couldn't help but say with gratitude: "Father-in-law, your vision is accurate, now the ministers who have taken refuge in their father-in-law, in terms of talent, most of them have no ability, they are just some grass on the wall that can only share wealth and prosperity, but not hardship."

Now the major affairs of the court are all decided by the father-in-law, and if the father-in-law wants to be immortal in the court, he must have the emperor's favor above, and there must be a few capable people under him to share the worries and errands of the father-in-law. For some talented celebrities, the father-in-law may wish to be a corporal, promising the future, there will be someone who is willing to be loyal to the father-in-law, and the father-in-law has the help of the officials, so that he can hold the internal and external authority alone, and leave a legacy for centuries, and the name will be remembered for eternity! ”

Liu Jin was fermented by the ambition of his words, and his waist also stood up, but the heat in his heart passed, and when he thought carefully about the crooked melons and cracked dates under his hands, his shoulders collapsed again. It is difficult to find a few capable ministers among the foreign ministers who are willing to follow him with all their hearts.

The people under him, Cao Wenjin, Yang Yu, Shi Wenyu and others can only be thugs, most of the others are waste, and Zhang Cai is one who can really do errands, but he is in charge of the officials and firmly holds this most important yamen for him, and he has no spare energy to help him complete so many grand ambitions.

Zhang Wenmian is one, and he has the grace of knowing him, this Zhang Wenmian is absolutely loyal to himself, except for these two people, who else can there be? Liu Jin pursed his lips before he sighed lightly, waved his hand and said, "Our family knows, you can get busy first."

Zhang Wenmian didn't know where this sentence made him unhappy, seeing that his face was not good, he didn't dare to say more, so he hurriedly responded, quietly retreated, packed up and prepared to take office.

Liu Jin walked into the inner room with a watering can and sighed again. Who will be attached to me if he is truly tempered and capable? Yang Ling is not from the right path, but even people like Li Dongyang and Jiao Fang, including Yang Tinghe, who is not very compatible with him, are polite when they see him, what about me? It's also polite, but the taste that is eight feet away, do you think we can't see it?

Where am I worse than Yang Ling? In terms of power, power, and talent, am I worse than him? Isn't it just a lack of a puff under the crotch? The court takes scholars, and there is no need for those with bad facial features and figure, I am a eunuch, and those people look down on me.

Sadly unbuttoning his robe and spraying spices on his lower body, Liu Jin thought indignantly: The ministers look down on me and hate me from the bottom of their bones, why don't I know? I also hated my own incompleteness, yin and yang.

Not to mention anything else, every time you spray spices on your body, it is sticky and annoying, but how can you hide the smell of urine on your body if you don't do this? Can they understand my pain? Ten castrated people have injured their urethra, and they are always dripping and uncontrollable.

What do they call me? Rotten people? Rancid people, that's right! I'm a rotten man! Damn, look down on me, you can ride on women, but our family can ride on you, and look down on me one by one, who dares not to kneel in front of me and behave? As soon as our family gives an order, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will have to kneel for a long time, and the world's clothes will have to surrender at my feet!

Hmph, I went to see the emperor in the court, and I got up after kneeling, and our family can ask you to kneel outside the Fengtian Hall until you faint! Look down on me? Don't take refuge in me? I still look down on you, there is a little more than our family, but the backbone is a lot less than our family, our family only kneels to the emperor, but you have to kneel to me, a eunuch who makes you look down on! Why should I? With the power of our family, our family can be more men than you!

Liu Jin covered his robe and let out a penetrating laugh to himself. Power! Now the power is in my hands, Yang Ling is finished, no one can threaten me, I want to hold the power firmly, if one day once the power falls, I am not as blessed as Yang Ling, I don't know how many bastards will immediately turn their faces, swarms up and bite them.

Power, I have to pinch it every day, and I have to open one eye in my dreams, whoever dares to rob me of my power, I want his life. But the imperial power of the world is not really in my hands, I am the 'little Taizu'? How can I compare to the grand plan of the real Taizu, and the careful system he set up is impossible for the imperial power to be truly transferred from the hands of the emperor to the hands of me, the eunuch.

The chamberlain of the Han Dynasty is really in power, and the emperor is in his control, but the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty are not as good as wow. As long as Emperor Zhengde turns his face, his power will be empty in a blink of an eye. Now that I have a lot of power, I need to do a lot of things, and if I can't do these things, I have to hand them over to someone else, and then the power I have worked so hard to grab will have to be divided up little by little.

But if I don't let go of power, I have to do the world's major affairs well, and I don't ask people to bother the emperor, that's the only way to do it. Talent! Damn talent! Why don't you use me and always oppose me?

The more Liu Jin thought about it, the more angry he became, he stacked the watering can, and was about to call someone to fetch water and wash his hands, when a small servant ran in and said: "Father-in-law, there is a person outside the door who calls himself Lu Shijie, a madman in Qingcheng, who said that he wanted to meet his father-in-law."

Lu Shijie? Who? Oh Qingcheng madman, this knows, the eldest brother also mentioned it when he came to visit relatives, that is our Shaanxi countryman, a famous talent. Liu Jin was overjoyed, I heard that this talented man is above the top, there are few people who make him look good, the political envoy of Shaanxi invited him to eat and drink, I heard that he still can't go, such a talented man came to visit me?

Liu Jin hurriedly straightened his hat, tied his belt, and said in a loud voice: "Please, please, please."

The little guy said in embarrassment: "Father-in-law, this person has been nostrils to the sky since he arrived at the door, and the little one hasn't seen what he looks like until now, this person is crazy enough, and he wants you to take the door out in person, or he will leave immediately." Look, do you want to find a few family members and beat this madman out with a stick? ”

"Fuck your stinky shit!" Liu Jin stepped forward with a big mouth, and the little guy who fanned him turned around in place, and immediately half of his face was swollen.

"Get out of the way, let's pick it up in person", Liu Jin doesn't think there is any discount, his official must be many times older than Lu Shijie, but this cloth talent, that is the right and can't be invited, he is willing to come to the door, how much face does he have?

Liu Jin hurriedly greeted him outside the door, and said in his heart: "This talented man didn't come to join me, right?" Can't can't, such a mountain wizard, if he wants to be an official, he will come to vote for me? Xu is back to his hometown and has no entanglement, well, this is a celebrity in our hometown, he is willing to come to me, that is too much to give me face, I have a heavy Cheng Yi to send him".

Liu Jin, the powerful and arrogant eunuch Liu Jin, welcomed Lu Shijie into the hall and called for tea one after another. Lu Shijie's chin may have been tilted for too long, and his neck was a little sore, so he bowed his head proudly and looked at the hall with disdain, still with that disgusting surname.

"When did Lu Gongzi come to the capital, why didn't he inform our family? You are our famous and talented man in Shaanxi, our family has been married for a long time, if you know that Lu Gongzi has entered Beijing, you must go to greet him. Uh, Mr. Lu is coming to my house today? ”

Qingcheng madman Lu Shijie put a donkey face, and was not polite at all to this great eunuch, the head of the spy who was in awe of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, didn't Yang Shen say it, carry forward his true colors, the more crazy the better, not to mention that he really looked down on Liu Jin in his heart.

Lu Shijie split his head and asked: "I heard that Gao Lishi favored the ministers back then, and the ministers at home and abroad were all in awe, such a prominent figure can still bend and stretch, and take off his boots for Li Taibai, I don't know if Liu Gong can also do it?" ”

After he finished speaking, he sat on the chair, his eyes were slanted at Liu Jin, and his neck was used to going up with his surname, which was more than the emperor, and the people waiting on both sides of the watch couldn't wait to rush up with a big mouth.

Liu Jin is not ambiguous, he doesn't read much, but what Lu Dacai said is not too profound, and he can understand it.

Liu Jin immediately said: "What's so difficult about this? The Qingcheng madman is Li Taibai, and I, Liu Jin, am Gao Lishi, the son sits wide, and Liu Jin will take off his boots for you."

(To be continued)