Seeing that several people were looking at him, the old man's heart was slightly certain, and the original worries didn't seem to exist. Sighing softly, the old man said in a deep voice: "Ye Xianggao's matter can't be turned out, whether it is killed or died of illness, it is most appropriate for him to die at that time." killed Ye Xianggao, and didn't want to fight us to the death, but he just wanted to tell us through Ye Xianggao's death that he already knew that we were behind it. ”

Several people glanced at each other, and one of them said with some hesitation: "Da Jin, if that's the case, then why don't you take advantage of Ye Xianggao's death?" As long as you investigate his death, you can find the murderer, and you can also find out what is behind the scenes! ”

Slowly shaking his head, the old man smiled and said, "Cha Ye Zhigao? How can you check o a! A bachelor of Zhishi is involved in government politics, this is an unruly thing, if the matter of Liaodong is found, then we will really all be implicated. So the old man said that it was time for him to die, and those who entered didn't want to break with us. Killing Ye Xianggao in this way is a balance. ”

The one sitting at the bottom of the old man sighed softly, and said in a deep voice: "Teacher, isn't the line in Liaodong broken just like this?" Isn't that a big loss? ”

Shaking his head gently, the old man sighed deeply and said in a deep voice: "It's really a pity that Liaodong is there, but it's not a good thing to break it now." This time, Xiong Tingbi's matter has not been resolved, and the imperial court has achieved an unprecedented victory in Liaodong. Without external pressure, many of these internal things should be brought to the top. ”

Seeing their dazed appearance, the old man shook his head with a wry smile, and then continued: "Now the emperor has been on the throne for half a year, right?" It's just a sixteen-year-old boy, but who of you knows the temper of this young man? Like? Nature? ”

The few people present shook their heads blankly, and once again looked at the old man.

Shaking his head gently, the old man sighed, and then said in a deep voice: "That's why the old man is worried about O! You see, since the emperor ascended the throne, it seems that nothing has been done, but let's see how the current court is different from back then. Let's start with the Cabinet. Although Fang Congzhe was the first assistant of the cabinet back then, we had two scholars in the cabinet, one Gu Yu and one Han Kuang. As for Liu Yijing, although it is not our entry, it is similar to ours. Speaking of the six books, we have Li Ruhua, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Wang Linguang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Yao Zongwen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Sun Ruyou, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. Our old opponents, they just have Ying Zhen, the secretary of the criminal department, and Wu Liangsi, the secretary of the household department. ”

After glancing at the crowd, the old man continued: "Look at the present, Ye Xianggao wanted to bring down Fang Congzhe, but Fang Congzhe was gone, but there was a Sun Chengzong. Then there is Xiong Tingbi's case, we didn't get anything, but we lost a Gu Yu, which can be said to have lost our husband and soldiers. Let's talk about the six Shangshu, Li Ruhua, the secretary of the ministry, was sent to Shi early in the morning, and he was nominally our Zhou Jiamo, but in fact, you all know that Zhou Jiamo and us are not on the same line, and we can't get along. Then because of Ye Xianggao, Wang Linguang also gave office, and he was replaced by Yuan Yingtai, the original governor of Liaodong. We all know about this, he has no party affiliation, and now we are going to take a look. ”

The old man took a sip of wine, and then said in a deep voice, "We have two cabinet scholars, two six-part scholars, and then Sun Chengzong's side, a cabinet chief assistant scholar, a Zuodu imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and finally the side of our old rival, two six-part scholars." It's a lot simpler, and it looks like we're still in a dominant position in the court, but once these two parties join forces, then we're certainly not opponents. That is to say, in just half a year, we have changed from the original absolutely dominant position to the current situation. ”

Listening to the old man's words, the surrounding people suddenly gasped! It doesn't seem to have changed, but unconsciously, the entire court has become a three-legged trend! The three-legged stand and the two factions may sound no different, but the real situation is very different. If there is a fight between the two factions, then as long as the other side is defeated, then he can dominate the court alone, of course, the wise emperor will not allow anyone to do this.

It's just that balancing the relationship between the two factions is a very advanced science, and if you get caught in the struggle between the two factions, then even the emperor will hardly have the energy to take care of other things. However, the juxtaposition of the three parties is different, and as long as two of them compete very hard, then one party will definitely take advantage. Your two parties are fighting very hard, and the third party will definitely not look at it and send it directly, then they will become one.

Seeing that everyone's expressions became serious, the old man said slowly: "Now we are like Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms, although the power is the largest, but we can't defeat the two parties together. Those two parties are like Liu Bei and Sun Quan, although there are contradictions, but when dealing with us, they will definitely be very consistent. Sighing deeply, the old man said helplessly: "In just half a year, the court has become like this, although the local power Sun Chengzong's side is still a little weaker. But next year will be the ceremony, as long as you preside over a big exam, then all the protégés and old officials will come.

You took a sip and drank the wine in the glass, and said with some anger: "How can this be? Why is this happening? ”

The old man smiled indifferently, and then said: "Actually, the old man didn't understand it at first, but this time the matter in Liaodong came out, and the old man saw some of it." Behind everything, there seems to be a push in and out, he never shows up, never stands up directly. Always take advantage of the situation in the back, so we have been ignoring him. ”

All of them held their breath and looked at the old man urgently, only one of them had a gloomy and terrible face, and the hand holding the wine glass was constantly trembling. Drinking the half-spilled wine, Najin stretched out his hand and pointed upward, and said in disbelief: "You can't be talking about him, right?" ”

The old man nodded slowly, shook his head with a wry smile, and then said dejectedly: "We don't care about him, we all think that a young person who has not read a book knows anything, but it only took half a year to ruin our years of hard work." ”

Na Ru shook his head with a wry smile, and said a little sadly: "If it is really him, then this time the matter will be troublesome." ”

The old man took a sip of wine and said slowly: "If it is really him, then this great victory in Liaodong will bring more than just a great victory." With the pressure on the outside gone, it's time to deal with the inside. To be able to appoint Sun Chengzong to fight such a big victory, and to be able to unconsciously change the appearance of the court in half a year, what else can we do? ”

Seeing that the old man was a little depressed, the people below looked at each other, and asked tentatively, "Could it be that we are mistaken?" The emperor has just ascended the throne for half a year, and he is only sixteen years old this year, how can he have such a mind? ”

Shaking his head slowly, the old man smiled bitterly and said: "The old man also hopes that his ideas are wrong, but after many scrutiny, the old man knows that there is nothing wrong, these are all from the emperor's handwriting." ”

Zhongjin glanced at each other, then looked at the old man nervously, and asked in a deep voice: "Then what will the emperor do next?" ”

The old man pondered for a moment, and said with some hesitation: "The emperor didn't make any moves before, firstly because he had just ascended the throne, and secondly, because there were foreign enemies eyeing him. After this incident, the Jiannu of Liaodong did not have the strength to attack us within a few years. And through this matter, the emperor's prestige is also unique for a while, and there is no such thing as lack of qualifications. ”

"Then we can use the old way! If it doesn't work, we will hear about it and go to the palace to force the palace. A strange light flashed in his eyes, and he said resolutely.

"Today's emperor, growing up in a very complicated environment, has lived a precarious life since he was a child. wandered among the two female concubines, Zheng Guifei and Li Xuanshi, not only successfully survived, but also won the favor of Lord Wanli. When the crown prince was not canonized, the crown prince had already been canonized. We all underestimated him before, but this emperor is not simple. The old man recently got a news that half a year ago, on the night of the emperor's accession to the throne, he had killed thousands of palace maids and eunuchs in the Forbidden City, and he was not merciful at all. The old man's face was very unpleasant, and he continued with a deep face: "Don't forget, what did Emperor Hongwu do when he drove back then?" Now the emperor doesn't do that, not necessarily because he doesn't have that kind of thought, but because he doesn't have that ability. ”

The first person to guess the identity of Emperor Yaoqi just now, also shook his head with a wry smile at this time, and said in a deep voice: "Now that the emperor has this prestige and this idea, then he will definitely do it next, and the first thing I am afraid is to clean the court." ”

The old man nodded thoughtfully, and then said with a calm face: "That's right, I'm afraid this is the emperor's next plan." But that's not what the old man is worried about, if the emperor comes hard, we also have our way. It's just that. ”

On the side, the entry interface said: "It's just that the emperor won't do this, and he can change the situation in the court through a few promotions when we are not paying attention." Such an emperor will never come openly, which will make him lose the hearts of the people and the hearts of the soldiers. ”

The old man smiled bitterly and said: "The matter is here, the emperor will not come hard, it must be guided by the situation, if this is the case, we will be really in trouble." ”

"Are we just waiting to die? Think of a way! One of them stood up abruptly and said with some urgency.