But Feng Dao didn't do this, but quietly slipped back to his home.

He knew the consequences of the riots, but he chose to sit idly by.

Even he would rather give up his life than dare to stop the development of this matter.

Because he knew that if he chose to turn his back on this interest group, the price he would have to bear would be even more terrible than the emperor's condemnation, and even more terrible than death.

Even if he is now at the highest point of this interest group, he still cannot control this force.

He could only choose death in order to escape the irreconcilable contradiction between the emperor as a reformer and the interest group as a reformed person.

As for helping Duan Foyin enter the palace, this was just a temporary idea, for Feng Dao, he wanted to have a "showdown" with Baili Wuji from the bottom of his heart.

In the past few decades, after five dynasties and eleven monarchs, Feng Dao felt that he had lost a lot, and he had nothing to do with what he had learned.

Fortunately, he chose to take refuge in the Ming Kingdom, not only because he was high and powerful, but Feng Dao couldn't really enter the center of the political pattern, because he couldn't really get close to Baili Wuji, after all, he took refuge halfway, and he was old.

The prime minister, who cannot get close to the emperor psychologically, cannot be recognized by the officials, and the officials know each other for this kind of self-evident thing.

In order not to be too embarrassed by Xu Shiming, Feng Dao could only choose the forces of the former ministers of various countries that were conquered by the Ming State and become the leader of the forces.

It's a pity that this force is scattered, and it has a huge ability to repair itself. It is not diverted by the will of the leader, but only pursues two words - interests.

This is like a monster that is difficult to tame, even if Feng Dao is in the highest leadership position. Once it renounces the word "profit" it pursues, it will also be counterattacked.

Feng Dao knew very well in his heart that his fate and choosing to commit suicide was just a helpless compromise, a compromise to the emperor and interest groups.

When Baili Wuji received the report that the Imperial Forest Army had taken control of Zhongshu Province, he was about to summon Xu Shiming to discuss the aftermath.

But at this time, Xu Shiming came uninvited.

Xu Shiming is undoubtedly a smart person. After he met Duan Foyin and saw Feng Dao's letter, he knew what kind of chess Feng Dao was doing. also knows that Feng Dao will definitely die.

Feng Dao will not die, and the confrontation between the old and new forces will eventually become a disaster that will drag down the national strength of the Ming State, no matter how Baili Wuji deals with it. Huairou is also good. No matter how painful the killer is, after all, all the old ministers in the Ming official system cannot be removed together.

The reason is that the territory of the Ming State has expanded too quickly, and the new generation of officials is not enough, so they can only use the old officials to appease and retain them, one is to make up for the shortcomings of the new generation of officials, and the second is to quickly stabilize the stability of the newly incorporated territory.

Greed can't chew too much, Ming Guo is in this situation.

Twenty years. The increased territory was seven or eight times that of the original Chu State, and it expanded so rapidly. How can the self-trained officials be sufficient?

Xu Shiming's subordinates are actually much more officials than Feng Dao, and the main reason why Xu Shiming can get out of the matter and sit back and watch is Xu Shiming's identity, he is different from Feng Dao, he is a minister of the dragon and a confidant of Baili Wuji.

The new generation of officials will not find Xu Shiming's head even if they find fault, which is self-inflicted.

Therefore, he was holding back his efforts to find trouble with Feng Dao's officials, which directly caused Feng Dao's pressure to increase rapidly.

Xu Shiming and Feng Dao tacitly agreed that the dispute over the choice of the national system of government would eventually break out after the Ming State dominated the world.

Xu Shiming is undoubtedly loyal to Baili Wuji, but this does not mean that Xu Shiming has no ideas, he has his own opinions, which is related to the education he received since childhood.

The family and the country are all over the world, the emperor is respected, and he is the second in the world if he does the job of prime minister, although Xu Shiming will not be ignorant enough to declare it to others, but he undoubtedly thinks so in his heart.

After more than 20 years of suffering, there have been thrilling wars, and even recognizing the next righteous son is more than seeing less, if you are unified today, you should naturally have the power you deserve.

If the emperor's power is weakened or even hollowed out, this is definitely not in the interests of Xu Shiming's group of officials, just like Sun Shixu, Bailiyi, Xu Shouren and other younger soldiers, they have their interests, although they were explained by Baili Wuji, but this does not mean that they are comfortable.

Weakening the imperial power, in fact, is really weakening the power of the subject.

For example, it is like "kneeling", as a courtier to bow to the emperor, the official achieves a height like Xu Shiming, all he needs is to bow to Baili Wuji, and in addition to Baili Wuji, Xu Shiming can accept all the kneeling in the world.

In this way, the abolition of the kneeling ritual will not be the emperor, but the ministers.

And the minister is the pillar of the country and the executor of the order of Baili Wuji.

From this, one can imagine how huge the obstacles to the reform of Baili Wuji will be.

Xu Shiming couldn't figure out why he worked hard to lay down the country, but Baili Wuji wanted to weaken the imperial power, according to Baili Wuji's idea, the Ming army was divided into three, and the royal family only controlled the Imperial Forest Army, and the number was scarce.

After experiencing the chaos of five generations, fools understand that if there is a soldier, there is power, and if there is power, there is life.

Xu Shiming couldn't imagine that if someone with a heart wanted to plot chaos, how would Baili Wuji confront tens of thousands of Imperial Forest Army?

You must know that the Ming army has popularized firearms, even if the Imperial Forest Army is better and more advanced, but what problem can this solve?

Xu Shiming communicated with Baili Wuji countless times, but the effect was not good, Baili Wuji, as the founding emperor, actually weakened the imperial power, if it weren't for Xu Shiming who has been accompanying Baili Wuji all the way, Xu Shiming would even think that he is a fool, an out-and-out fool.

But Xu Shiming knew that Baili Wuji was by no means a fool, so Xu Shiming chose neutrality and did not approve or oppose.

Xu Shiming just felt guilty in his heart, guilty about Feng Dao.

Because all the pressure will be borne by Feng Dao.

There is no emotion in politics, and the guilt for Feng Dao is only in his heart, and he should have to carry it.

Naturally, damn it has to be dead.

Xu Shiming understood that as soon as Feng Dao died, what he could and should do was to use Feng Dao's death to save the former ministers among the thousands of people, otherwise, when all the officials of Feng Dao's department were finished, it would be his turn next.

The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, Xu Shiming knows this truth better than anyone else.

Therefore, Xu Shiming came and brought the news of Feng Dao's death to see Baili Wuji.

What he has to do is very simple, he doesn't need to open his mouth to save these arrested officials, he just needs to follow what Feng Dao said in his letter, let Baili Wuji issue an order to canonize Feng Dao and mourn him after death.

Feng Dao is very smart, no, it should be said that it is treacherous. (To be continued......)