As soon as he went out, Lu Bing met Yang Tinghe, who had returned from outside, and Lu Bing hugged his fists and said, "I've seen Uncle Yang." "It is said that he should return to his hometown Sichuan after resigning, but because Yang Shen had an official position before, Yang Tinghe naturally lived in his son's house, so he still lived in Yang Mansion in Beijing.

Yang Tinghe nodded and smiled: "Just came out of Shen'er's house?" How's Shen'er doing? ”

"It's okay, I'm in good spirits." Lu Bingdao, Yang Tinghe said: "It's really a blessing, I didn't get killed after two beating of the cane, and I didn't even break my legs, and my Yang family is also a hard bone." Hey, this child's personality is not suitable for being an official, and it is also a good thing to assign Yongchang, at least he will not die for it. It's just that this is also difficult for your operation, you don't have to shirk, although I retreated, but the court also has a little ears and eyes, Zhilu Dao is your operation that let Shen'er go to Yongchang instead of the northwest side, the reason is that although I am old, I can also think about it, it should have something to do with that big family, you know. It's just that you can think so well at such an age, it's really rare, if it weren't for your strong temperament, jealousy and hatred, you would definitely have something to do in the officialdom. Hey, how can there be a perfect person, if you are really a person who tends to be inflammatory, at this moment, my Yang family is in trouble, and you will not come forward and do your best to help us. In short, the old man thanked him. Yang Tinghe said and bowed deeply.

Lu Bing hurriedly replied: "Nephew don't dare, uncle don't be like this, this can be a pain in the nephew, although I and Brother Yong have not known each other for a long time, but they have a very happy relationship, and the opposition with Uncle you back then was not out of power and profit, but our camps are different, and the ways we are loyal to are different." Therefore, they do not conspire with each other. But in the final analysis, both of us are also for the good of Daming. Since the Holy Lord's accession to the throne, his original suspicious and calculating character has intensified day by day. It's no longer someone I can assist, if it weren't for the fact that I can't speak now, I might not even need to use Brother Xiu to distribute, at most I would be punished with a fine. Hey, but it's too late to say this, the good birds choose trees to perch, and my little nephew is also ready to ask the emperor to resign. ”

Yang Tinghe's eyes narrowed and said, "Why is this?" But for Shen'er. It's not worth it. ”

Lu Bing replied: "No, it's not just for the sake of using Brother Xiu. The little nephew has long had such thoughts, but some time ago he felt that the time was not ripe, and he was afraid that he would rashly resign from the emperor Long Yan would be angry, and his family's lives would be worried. Later, the incident of the brother was used. I didn't dare to resign. For fear that the emperor will be punished for two crimes, increase the guilt of the ministers of the court, and also implicate Brother Yong for this, the emperor is now mad, even if he kills other people's heads, he can do it, and now everything is over, the little nephew has already had this intention, and now he can do whatever he wants. It's a blessing. When the Holy Lord needed me, I was not loyal as a courtier. Instead, I helped the Holy One as a brother and helped the Holy One to sit on the throne, which is why I have done so much. Now Lord Yang, you are idle, and the ministers are also scared by the saint, since the obstacles have been cleared, and my current position is dispensable, I might as well do what I want to do. The Holy Favor has been lost, and it is better to retire to the rivers and lakes and leave a little bit in the heart of the Holy One. ”

"If the saint thinks that he is the emperor, he can abuse violence, and those who do not agree will be punished, and the dictatorship will go its own way, as a general, it may be like this, but as an emperor, it must not be like this. If this goes on for a long time, the DPRK and China are afraid that there will be no more people who dare to speak out, and this Ming is only afraid that it will be over, hehe. I was angry and angry at this kind of behavior, so I also wanted to avoid these when I resigned this time, at least I don't have to get angry every day, it's not worth it to be angry, I don't want to be an official so much. Uncle Yang, did you say? Lu Bing laughed as he spoke, he felt that he was ridiculous, although he didn't know where he was ridiculous.

Yang Tinghe nodded and said: "That's it, I think the Holy Lord will use you again one day, Zhang Xuan is just a small person, and Gui Cao and the others are not in the stream, but Yang Yiqing still understands, it is estimated that the Holy Lord will reuse him soon." Don't talk nonsense about what you said just now, you can talk about it from the outside, but you're going to cause a big disaster. ”

"The little nephew knows that he will naturally not start in front of outsiders, but my temper is not very good, and I will say everything in a hurry, so I have to resign, otherwise with my character, I am afraid that my life will be worried if I stay any longer, and it will not be good to affect my father and old friends." Lu Bing hugged his fist.

"But when you go, I'm afraid that there is no one around the emperor, originally there were people like you and Yuan Zonggao, either literary or martial, who can help the emperor, and it is a coincidence that your personality and talent complement each other to make up for each other, one stable and one rushed, one old and one new. Yuan Zonggao died after entering the cabinet in the first year of Jiajing, hey, sad, although Yuan Ge Lao did not have great wisdom and opposed me, but I can see that Yuan Zonggao is indeed loyal to the emperor. Now that you have left the imperial court again, who is left with the emperor? Wang Zuo and the others are overwhelmed, they are just military attachés, and their brains are not too bright, not to mention that those people were recommended by your father, and the emperor must be half-collected and half-released, so he dare not use them with confidence. ”

Yang Tinghe paused and continued: "The only thing that can be reused is your father Lu Song, but unfortunately because of your relationship, Lu Song is afraid that it will be difficult to be reused." What's more, Lu Song is the saint's father who is the person who sacrifices the king, although he is also a saint, but it is not as comfortable as you use, and he checked the middle generation, and it is not as big as himself, which is the same as the principle of the same Gongsheng. But even if there are no such reasons, your father Lu Song can't help the saint much, to be fair, compared with your father and son, the essay on martial arts and the strategy is slightly more than you, and the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves like this. But your father Taoguang is obscure, and he understands the world very well, he does not seek a high position but only seeks to be safe, and it is enough for him to be able to support his family with a half-time job, so you don't have to worry about dragging down your father, he will protect himself, and he will not cross the line at all to let the emperor find a chance to start, Lu Song is a smart person. So you don't have to worry too much about your father's involvement, he can guarantee his safety. ”

Lu Bing finally put his mind at ease, at first he had been worried that he would cause trouble for his father, who was also an official in the court, but now it seems that he is too worried. The two chatted for a while, and Yang Tinghe felt a little tired. After yawning and about to go back to rest, suddenly Lu Bing asked, "Uncle Yang, my nephew has something to ask." I hope my uncle can tell me the truth. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Yang Tinghe didn't take it seriously, thinking that Lu Bing was going to ask about something else. But suddenly seeing Lu Bing's face was extremely solemn and very serious, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart, but he didn't know why.

Lu Bing said slowly: "Uncle, who poisoned Zhu Houzhao back then?" ”

Yang Tinghe had known Lu Bing before and knew about his friendship with Zhu Houzhao. It is also known that he has been exploring all these years, but he has not had a deep relationship because of his previous position, so he has not asked these questions. Besides, Lu Bing is a saint today, and it is a little inappropriate to ask about the former emperor. Yang Tinghe sighed, and sighed secretly in his heart: Lu Bingyi is the first word, this moment has finally come. It's finally time for the righteous to take revenge.

Yang Tinghe was silent for a moment and said, "I don't know the specific situation. Before the current Emperor came to power, after the death of the first emperor, I ruled the whole country on my behalf and when my power was at its peak, I also conducted a large-scale investigation. But there is no result, but there is also a little clue, but I am afraid that if this clue is spoken, Lu Xian's nephew will think that I borrowed a knife to kill people. revenge for the disgust and hatred of the heart"

"The little nephew doesn't dare, please come quickly. The little nephew has his own judgment on the truth of the matter. I can't complain about my uncle's head. Lu Bing's eyes lit up, and then he hurriedly urged.

Yang Tinghe said: "I think Yang Yiqing is very suspicious, first of all, he has the motive to persecute the first emperor. Everyone in the world said that Liu Jin forced Yang Yiqing away, but they didn't know that this matter was actually the first emperor's seizure of power. This is not much different from the previous contest between the saint and me, when Yang Yiqing was worried about me, he concurrently served as a scholar of Wuyingdian University, so as to enter the cabinet to participate in politics, and the high position of power is self-evident. But his battle with the first emperor is not here, it can be said that it has been a long time, the initial conflict came from Yang Yiqing when he was the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, when he built border fortifications, Emperor Wuzong was very happy, thinking that this was to prepare for the military movement. ”

"You should be quite familiar with the first emperor, and you also know his temper and character, the first emperor thought that this kind of fortification could prevent foreign invasions and serve as a base camp for the Tartars, so Emperor Wuzong gave Yang Yiqing hundreds of thousands to do this. After the results were completed, the first emperor learned that these fortifications were only for defense, and were of little use as a switch between attack and defense, let alone for the convenience of going on expeditions. This violated the original intention of the first emperor, and the first emperor was naturally furious, so at this time Liu Jin began to send Yang Yiqing to prison on the charge of corruption, otherwise the previous emperor's behavior of caring for Yang Yiqing was not in great contrast with the later deafness, isn't it strange? Yang Tinghe continued to preach.

Yang Tinghe pondered for a while, and said along the words just now: "Of course, this is also because Yang Yiqing's power was too great at that time, and there was a slight suspicion of supporting the army and self-respect, Emperor Wuzong understood one thing very well, that is, no matter how big the political power is, it is not as great as the military power, and the political power can only play a role under the support of the military strength." Therefore, Yang Yiqing was provoked, and the first emperor Renhou did not kill Yang Yiqing, so Li Ge Lao saved him out, and gave him a face, so that he resigned from his illness. Often, the loyal ministers and traitors in the mouths of the people are not of their own volition, or they have done something inconvenient for the emperor, or they have speculated on the holy will and 'shared worries' for the saints, or the emperor is the driving force behind the scenes, which has led to the most difficult result. Therefore, I always say that the traitorous party also has the helplessness of the traitorous party. Yang Tinghe sighed and shook his head and said, as if he was crying out for those who were called traitors by the people.

Yang Tinghe said later: "The first emperor thought that blindly defending was equivalent to being beaten passively, even if one day he accumulated enough strength to fight, but because he did not move for a long time, his limbs were stiff, and it was difficult to attack anymore, and his heart was dead. Moreover, there are inevitable drawbacks in simple defense, that is, our Ming border is long, and the defense will inevitably lengthen the front and consume troops. Originally, I was superior to the number of people, but because of my own blind defense, I lost my advantage and turned into a disadvantage, the enemy only needs to gather troops to attack one place, and our side is scattered so the number of people is less than the opponent, how can it be undefeated? It is extremely unwise to attack the enemy's strength with his own shortcomings, even if we rescue it at that time, it will be too late, the cavalry of Beisai is good at speed, turn another direction and fight elsewhere, where can our Ming infantry keep up. If it is only to guard the fortress and the important town, it is also inappropriate, it will give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it, detour from his place and attack from the weak area, and quickly insert and attack the hinterland of our Daming. Once the Ming Dynasty was attacked, the cavalry was invincible and difficult to resist. Therefore, the policy of the first emperor was to combine offense and defense, replace defense with offense, destroy the enemy's vitality, and achieve the role of defending the frontier. ”

Therefore, Yang Yiqing, who originally had high hopes, shattered Zhu Houzhao's illusions, which caused Zhu Houzhao to be angry and demote him. In addition, Zhu Houzhao will also prepare for his later major strategy in the northwest, and Yang Yiqing must be dealt with on the way forward, so as to serve as a warning to other officials and let them understand what not to do. This is a power contest between radicals and conservatives," Lu Bing said: "In reality, ideally, Yang Yiqing must step down, so he was demoted for the first time." So Uncle Yang, you believe that it was Yang Yiqing who poisoned him, or he had this motive, and it was possible that he was poisoned, right? (To be continued......)