The battle of the cabinet, by the sixth year of Chongzhen, had entered a white-hot Cheng dù.

Because the cabinet deputy Xu Guangqi was seriously ill and could not be a director, so Wen Tiren became the actual cabinet deputy assistant, in charge of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry, the power is already very large, the battle between Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru, Chongzhen began in the fourth year, after the battle of Denglai, Wen Tiren impeached Zhou Yanru again, the reason is improper employment, because Denglai Governor Sun Yuanhua was recommended by Zhou Yanru, in fact, this is a bit far-fetched, Sun Yuanhua is a student of Xu Guangqi, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military all know, although it is recommended by Zhou Yanru Sun Yuanhua, But Yu Xu Guangqi has a direct reason.

Improper employment is a very strict crime, but the emperor knew the reason, and did not hold Zhou Yanru responsible, but beheaded Sun Yuanhua and abandoned the city, and understood the responsibility of the battle of Denglai.

Zhou Yanru is not without a counterattack, but unfortunately there are too many things in the court, he is almost too busy, the famine in various places needs to be dealt with, the rogue looting also needs to be dealt with, the court does not have so much silver, especially the Denglai mutiny, although it has been completely suppressed in February, but the losses caused are heavy, and it can be said that the court cannot bear it.

Zhou Yanru has the ability and can deal with these things, but he also has a fatal flaw, that he likes to accept money, Wen Tiren is very good at this, and never collects silver, so this also makes Zhou Yanru have some problems when employing people, you must know that Daming is already in turmoil, Zhou Yanru is trying his best, and some things cannot be stopped, but unfortunately the sequelae of these things need him to deal with.

The turning point came in March.

Hubu Shangshu Bi Ziyan was imprisoned, this is because the imperial history impeached Bi Ziyan for being greedy for money and food and shielding his subordinates.

Bi Ziyan is Zhou Yanru's absolute confidant, and it is also one of Zhou Yanru's biggest dependents, the household department is in charge of the world's money and food, and the power is very great, it can be said that Bi Ziyan's imprisonment is a heavy blow to Zhou Yanru.

Replacing Bi Ziyan as the head of the household department is Hou Xun, who is a centrist on the surface, but in fact, he is biased towards Wen Tiren in his bones.

From this time on, the power of the cabinet has tilted, Zhou Yanru can no longer fully control the cabinet, in the cabinet, Wen Zhenmeng is the real centrist, Xu Guangqi is sick, and most of the rest of the people are closely related to Wen Tiren.

In fact, at this time, Zhou Yanru didn't have much time left, and he felt the danger, which was the danger that Wen Tiren was approaching step by step, but until this time, the emperor still trusted him.

It's a pity that Wen Tiren is not a fuel-efficient lamp, he began to launch a new round of attacks, first of all, to expose Zhou Yanru for accepting a bribe from the rogue Shen Yikui, Shen Yikui has been killed for several years, Wen Tiren suddenly brought up the old thing at this time, which caught Zhou Yanru off guard, and then Wen Tiren united with the eunuchs to attack Zhou Yanru for being disrespectful to the emperor.

The emperor already trusts the eunuchs very much, and generally believes in the matters reported by the eunuchs.

Too many things happened one after another, and the emperor's trust in Zhou Yanru was shaken.

Zhou Yanru also felt it, he knew very well that if he continued to stay in the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, he was afraid that sooner or later he would be thrown into prison, so in June, he took the initiative to resign from the post of first assistant to the cabinet on the grounds of illness and went home to recuperate.

Zhou Yanru resigned, and Xu Guangqi, the second assistant of the cabinet, was ill and could not serve as the first assistant of the cabinet, so the post of first assistant naturally fell to Wen Tiren.

The battle, which began in the fourth year of Chongzhen, lasted until June of the sixth year, and after three years, it finally ended with Wen Tiren's victory.

However, the shock did not end, the first to suffer was Chen Yutai, Wen Tiren impeached Zhou Yanru because Chen Yutai became the eye of the palace examination, at this time Chen Yutai was impeached, was dismissed in July, and returned to his hometown gloomily.

Then there are some officials in the court who are attached to Zhou Yanru, who supported Zhou Yanru at the beginning, mainly the Donglin Party, at this time they encountered an unexpected blow, and the Zhejiang Party that supported Wen Tiren began to raise their eyebrows, of course, this situation will not be particularly obvious, Wen Tiren is very smart, knowing that the emperor hates party fighting, so it will not be obvious.

The huge changes in the court, Zheng Xunrui all knows, his source is two aspects, on the one hand, his mentor Xu Guangqi, although Xu Guangqi is sick, but what happened in the court, especially what happened in the cabinet, is still very clear, and the other aspect is Wen Zhenmeng, after all, Wen Zhenmeng is a cabinet minister, and he has not participated in such a battle, and he can see many things clearly by watching from the sidelines.

The evaluation of Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren in history is very bad, and they are regarded as traitors and disasters, which is a disaster for the country and the people, Zheng Xunrui, who is far away in Yansui, has no special feelings, but he has a deep understanding of the party struggle in the court, because he, a person who wants to be a bystander, has encountered calculations.

Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren, who are in the whirlpool of party strife, are also chess pieces in the final analysis, they are not only chess pieces of party contention, but also chess pieces of the emperor, according to Zheng Xunrui's understanding, it is unrealistic and biased to say how bad the two are, and it is also biased, and Zhou Yanru has been working hard to maintain the operation of the imperial court in the past few years as the first assistant of the cabinet, and has made a lot of efforts.

Zheng Xunrui is very fortunate that he left the capital as soon as possible, although he was given the nickname of March Revision, but compared with the current situation, he is very successful, with the Zheng Jiajun who is growing and growing, and in the position of governor of Yansui, he can accumulate wealth as much as possible and do what he wants.

When Yang Tingshu came to the governor's yamen, Zheng Xunrui had already analyzed all the possibilities, and there were some problems, he had to make it clear to Yang Tingshu, from Wen Zhenmeng's letter, he knew that Yang Tingshu was afraid that he was going to return to the imperial court.

"Brother Huaidou, after such a long time, you and I haven't gotten together."

"Qingyang, you are so busy, where do you have time to chat, all parts of Yansui are so stable, if it weren't for your efforts, where would there be such an ending, Liukou wouldn't dare to come to Yansui at all."

"These are all things that should be done, you have been in Yan'an Mansion for a year, and you have done a very good job, I don't mean to compliment, nor is it a compliment, really, you know my temper, never say flattering words."

"I don't say flattering words, everything I do is learned from you."

Zheng Xunrui smiled and turned to the main topic.

"I have already presented your merits to the imperial court, and it will not be long before you will return to the capital."

Yang Tingshu's face showed a look of shock, which he never expected.

"When I invited you to Yan'an Mansion, I have always been uneasy, if you stay in the court, it will be much stronger, I won't say much about the reasons for this, you go back to the capital, it is very likely that you will be the young Zhan Shi of Zhan Mansion, I want to congratulate you in advance."

"Qingyang, you're not kidding, my political achievements can't be compared with you, even if the court wants to hire people, you should be allowed to return to the capital."

"It's difficult for me to go back to the capital, there are some reasons for this, Lord Zhou resigned and went into hiding, Lord Wen became the first assistant of the cabinet, you and I both know that behind Lord Zhou is the Donglin Party, behind Lord Wen is the Zhejiang Party, I have never been mixed with inside, and all parts of Yansui also need to be stable, if I leave, there will be turmoil again, and it will be difficult for the court to deal with it."

Yang Tingshu nodded, his face was a little lost, but it was of course a good thing to be able to return to the capital, the future is needless to say, the conditions are much better, and Yan'an Mansion is still a little harder.

"Brother Huaidou, do you still remember what we said at the beginning, if there is anything in the court, you must inform me in time."

"That's fine, but I have two questions for you, and you have to be honest."

"Say, only I can build yì."

"I know a little about the fight between Lord Zhou and Lord Wen, now Lord Wen has become the first assistant of the cabinet, the Lord Zhou relied on the adult, suffered a blow, Chen Yutai was also dismissed and returned home, if I return to the capital, I will definitely face some problems, how should I face the first qiē in the court."

"It seems that you have thought about these problems for a long time, and I have also thought that maintaining neutrality is the best attitude, but it is easy to say, but it is difficult to do.

"I know, the second question is that the party struggle between the DPRK and China is very fierce, how can I avoid getting caught up in it."

When Yang Tingshu raised this question, Zheng Xunrui was silent for a while, and there was a good sentence, there is no party in the party, imperial thought, there is no faction in the party, there are all kinds of strangeness, some things are unavoidable, even if he returns to the court, he can't avoid it, let alone Yang Tingshu.

"This question, I can't answer it, how to do it still depends on your thoughts, some things are impossible to avoid completely, unless you resign and return to the country, remember when we were in Suzhou, we worked together, and later in the Qinhuai River, we cut off the robe with Zhang Pu Yang Yi and others, at that time, in fact, we have fallen into the party struggle, but we didn't realize it, into the imperial court, the situation is much more complicated, such a thing as cutting the robe and breaking the righteousness can not be done, killing a thousand enemies and self-damage eight hundred, and the momentary anger hurts others and hurts themselves, It seems like a stupid choice, but I really don't know how to do it. ”

"Qingyang, I didn't expect you to answer this question, to be honest, returning to the capital is a good thing for me, but it's not a very good thing, the situation in the capital is much more complicated, and you don't need to worry so much outside."

"I know, you're doing it for yourself, and I need your support."

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