The author said: The rhythm of one change a day......

——————————————————————————————————————

The lake in Yang Yuanzhi's mansion is an artificially excavated one, the shape is slightly like a gourd, the length and width are only more than ten zhang, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a pond.

There is certainly a sense of leisure on the lake, but the weather is too hot. The scorching sun hung high in the sky, and the water surface reflected the sunlight and rose in a thick veil. Qiu Yizhi has always ridden a horse, but he is not water-free, and it took a lot of effort to row the boat carrying an old man and a young man into the belly of the gourd, and he was already sweating.

Yang Yuanzhi, who was sitting on the other side of the boat, said with a smile: "I don't know how many people are recommended from all over the old mansion, and there are many people, and it is very easy to make extraneous branches. Therefore, it is also a last resort to choose to discuss in this lake! Oh, before the prince left Beijing to go to Henan for disaster relief, Tong Lao Yu was also on this lake, and also in this boat, and had a deep conversation, and I thought about it as if it were in front of me......"

Qiu Yizhi heard Yang Yuanzhi mention the old things of his father-in-law, and he didn't dare to interject, and after listening to him, he complimented: "The old prime minister is always planning for the country, thinking cautiously, and he is a model for us."

Yang Yuanzhi didn't seem to hear this compliment, silently opened Youyanlai's letter, and read it with her eyebrows. After just a few lines, he raised his head and looked at Qiu Yidao carefully: "It turns out that the son is the righteous son recognized by the prince, and the old man didn't recognize it, it's really dizzy."

Qiu Yizhi operated the oars with both hands, and it was inconvenient to do it, so he only said humbly: "The younger generation is just a starvation in the ancient temple, if it weren't for the wrong love of my father-in-law, I'm afraid I would have starved to death." Now that you are a human being in two lives, how dare you be arrogant? ”

Yang Yuanzhi said with a smile: "The prince and the old man also have correspondence on weekdays. It is said that the wisdom of the son comes from nature, but the calm is insufficient, if you have the heart to experience, you are the pillar of the country. But according to today's view of the old decay, it is ten elegant and quiet, could it be that the prince is wrong? He laughed.

Qiu Yizhi listened, stuck out his tongue, and said: "The younger generation is usually impetuous and rude, and my father-in-law doesn't know how many times he has been scolded. It's just that at the foot of Luoyang, the son of heaven, and in the mansion of the old prime minister, no matter how dull the younger generation is, they don't dare not restrain themselves! ”

"Childe is too modest. Seeing that the prince was mentioned in the prince's letters, the joy and relaxation filled the lines, obviously more praise than criticism. According to the old decay, young people must have some momentum, do they have to be polished to be round and smooth, without a trace of edges and corners, is it good? Alas-" Yang Yuanzhi sighed and said, "At present, there are many officials in this court who are proficient in kowtowing and flattery, and how many are they who can really do things?" ”

Qiu Yizhi listened very carefully, and forgot to paddle with the wooden paddle in both hands, allowing the two pieces of wood to float on the water.

I only heard Yang Yuanzhi point to Zheng Rong's book and said: "It's still well written in the prince's letter." The students were attacked by this unprovoked attack, and they were discouraged by their grief, and they just wanted to take off their armor immediately, shake off the dust, and return to Luoyang, Beijing, to enjoy their wealth and prosperity. However, remembering the weight entrusted by the saints, and not knowing who in the court and the central government could guard the northern frontier for the students, he had to reluctantly make it difficult and rely on the courage of his tongue. ”

Qiu Yizhi listened to Yang Yuanzhi's words with great respect, and asked: "My father-in-law has always been the cornerstone of the imperial court, and he has always been respected, so this group attack is really unheard of. When the younger generation was in Guangyang, he guessed that there must be a mastermind behind the scenes, but he never guessed the identity of this person, and he didn't know what advice the old prime minister had? ”

Yang Yuanzhi had finished reading the letter while speaking, folded the thin pages of paper as they were, put them back into the envelope and hid them in her sleeve, and then said: "The son is here, I don't know how he feels about the people of Luoyang?" ”

Qiu Yizhi heard that Yang Yuanzhi suddenly asked such an irrelevant sentence in front of him, and he couldn't guess for a while what the old prime minister in front of him was, so he only pondered for a while and said: "As soon as the younger generation entered Luoyang, he obeyed the orders of his father-in-law, and rushed to meet the old prime minister without stopping, and he had not yet enjoyed the cultural relics of the Beijing Division. But from a cursory point of view, this capital city really deserves to be the first good area of the Son of Heaven, but it is just ......"

"Just what? You and I are sitting on the boat, there are no six ears around, but the son says it's okay! ”

"Hmm...... It's just that for some reason, the air around here seems to be a little tense, and everyone seems to have something unspeakable. Qiu Yizhi said carefully.

Yang Yuanzhi nodded and said: "Childe is really smart, now the Jingshi is a place of right and wrong, don't take a wrong step, don't talk nonsense, otherwise there will be a catastrophe." ”

"Those who commit adultery and criminal offenses will naturally be held accountable by the yamen. If you commit the crime of slander, you should also be punished according to the law. Luoyang is the heart of the country, and it should be strictly guarded, I don't know what the old prime minister said, what is the meaning? Qiu Yizhi asked tentatively.

Yang Yuanzhi shook her head and said with a wry smile: "Gongzi has been by the side of King Youyan for a long time, and he has been influenced by the prince's dignity and righteousness, how can he know the ghost tricks in this?" Does Childe know that there is a man named Wang Zhonghai in the palace? ”

"I know, he is the foreman and eunuch in the palace, and my father-in-law has also mentioned this person." Qiu Yizhi replied.

"Yes, this is the man. Today, the Holy Dragon is tired and diligent, and a few years ago, he handed over the affairs of the six ministries to the two princes to manage. In addition, the emperor's eldest son, Zheng Chang, was also in charge of the security affairs of Jingshi and, and the affairs of the imperial palace and the Luoyang garrison were entrusted to the emperor's second son, Zheng Yao. Yang Yuanzhi paused and said, "The old man is given the false title of 'Taishi', and he is not afraid to speak without proportion." This Zheng Chang is acceptable, but this Zheng Yao is talented and dull, and he does not have the heart of a hundred officials, so all the government affairs in his hands can only be handed over to Wang Zhonghai. ”

When eunuchs are in power, they will inevitably cause chaos, which is common knowledge in Shilin since ancient times, but Qiu Yizhi was ingenious and asked: "If this Wang Zhonghai can be loyal to the country, or if he really has some talents, although he is almost famous, it is not impossible for him to be in power." It's better than those who are vegetarian and corrupt, right? ”

Yang Yuanzhi was stunned by his question, and then "haha": "Among the letters that the old man just read, the prince said that the son is talented, but he always likes to be different, and this is really true!" That son is not to blame the old man for being a good teacher, and he asks you: Among the eunuchs and eunuchs of the past dynasties contained in the history books, how many people can be loyal and honest? ”

"It's like a big wave sweeping the sand, like a morning star." Qiu Yizhi replied without hesitation.

"Does Childe know the truth? The sage has clouds: people have five Lun, and it is said that father and son have relatives, husband and wife are different, the elder and the young are orderly, the monarch and the minister are righteous, and the friend has faith. However, this eunuch and eunuch entered the palace purely, and he had already cut off his humanity, and once he had the opportunity to size, he would ignore the courtesy, righteousness and shame, not respect the reputation behind him, and not care for the righteousness of the clan, he would be like a fly seeing blood, and he would be like a moth to a fire. Yang Yuanzhi asked and answered herself, still unsatisfied, and continued, "It's like this Wang Zhonghai." He was the one who lured the saint to indulge in the elixir, he was the one who isolated the monarch and the ministers, he was the one who framed the loyal and good, and he was the one who was corrupt and perverted the law. ”

"This Wang Zhonghai is acting so recklessly, is there no upright official in the court who ascends to the top and shouts?" Qiu Yizhi asked.

"At first, there were still a few upright ministers, and when they saw that Wang Zhonghai was making too much trouble, they wrote to the saint to ask for the revocation of the Persuasion and Charity Division. But they didn't know that in the end, the previous presentation chapter was transferred to Wang Zhonghai's hands, and all of them were left behind, like a stone sinking into the sea. Yang Yuanzhi sighed, "Since the beginning of this year, Wang Zhonghai has made another decree and set up a yamen to persuade the good. Although the name of this yamen is good, it is above the criminal department and has the right to arrest and interrogate. Those outspoken ministers don't know how many of them have been caught on trumped-up charges, and even Bai Ding, who has a conscience in the market, has said a word or two and was framed. ”

Qiu Yizhi listened, his brows twisted: "The former dynasty had no way, and in order to prevent the people, the so-called 'Thirteen Yamen' was set up to supervise hundreds of officials, and I don't know how much I did to self-destruct the Great Wall, otherwise it would be difficult to have today's Han Dynasty." After Taizu established the dynasty, he hated the Thirteen Yamen and vowed to vest the power of trial and arrest in the Criminal Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. What Wang Zhonghai did, disobeying the will of Taizu, is an unpardonable sin of Ling Chi's execution! ”

Yang Yuanzhi smiled helplessly and said: "Now in the officialdom, the villain is upside down, and the gentleman is gone." Don't say that it is the legacy of Taizu, even the sage's instructions of 'gentlemen but not the party' have long been forgotten. The ministers of our court have long been divided into three factions, some of whom have joined the emperor's eldest son, Zheng Chang, in order to protect themselves, those who have lost their conscience and defected to the eunuchs, and a few upright people who only dare to be angry but dare not speak. Now the court situation, just like the old mansion in this pond water, although the surface is calm, but the bottom is surging, through the dark river straight to the Luo River. ”

Qiu Yizhi wasted a lot of effort to recall Yang Yuanzhi's words, but said: "What does the old prime minister mean is that it is the great eunuch Wang Zhonghai who instigated the hundred officials to impeach my father-in-law behind the scenes?" ”

Yang Yuanzhi seemed to see the student answer the correct question, and praised: "Gongzi Lingxiu is really extraordinary, and he knows the truth of drawing inferences from one another." ”

Qiu Yizhi listened to Zheng Rong and He Zhongli Kuang in Guangyang City, and said that it was the mastermind behind the scenes, but the current saint himself, and now the mystery is revealed, but it is the "fake" emperor Wang Zhonghai - although he did not guess correctly, he is not far from the topic.

Therefore, Qiu Yizhi was not surprised, and asked again: "Then the junior has some questions again." Since the eldest son of the emperor is the opposite of this Wang Zhonghai, why didn't he come forward to say a word when he saw him acting so perversely? Could it be that the status of a dignified son, are you still afraid of this persuasion? ”

Yang Yuanzhi said with a smile: "The old man has been up and down in the officialdom for more than 50 years, and Zheng Chang was taught by the old man, how can I not know his thoughts?" It's just that Zheng Yao has the support of Wang Zhonghai and holds the military power of the Beijing Division, and his power is greater than him, so he doesn't dare to act rashly. ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he realized the cleverness of the plan made by his father-in-law and his master half a month ago, and his tone was full of excitement, and said: "My father-in-law sent the younger generation here, in the final analysis, I want to invite the old prime minister to introduce him in the middle, and show his heart to the emperor's eldest son. In this way, the eldest son of the emperor has the support of hundreds of officials, and there are Youyan soldiers outside who are ready to serve the king at any time, and then he can go further smoothly and locally. ”

Yang Yuanzhi sighed heavily again and said: "The way of the university is in Mingmingde, but it is also close to the people, and it is in the perfection. The way of a gentleman is nothing more than moderation and subordination. Although the prince's move is not above board, it is also a bitter medicine! Speaking of this, Yang Yuanzhi's eyes lit up, as if she was a few years younger, "If you don't want to give up this old bone, you will try your best to help the prince finish this big thing, and it can be regarded as living up to the weight of the first emperor!" ”