Liu Yu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The king of the Emperor, although his ministers are as virtuous as Bigan still cut their abdomen and dug out their hearts, they can't want the whole corpse, and now the ministers are far from Bigan, aren't they still standing in the court, unharmed?" Needless to say, what kind of monarch the emperor is, the ministers already understand. Everyone listened to him face the emperor, and secretly felt shameless, but when they heard his words, they couldn't help but applaud in their hearts.

Cao Yubian clapped his hands and said: "Liu Yushi is really talented, but there is a book I don't know if I have read it?" ”

"There must be a lot of books that I haven't read. Which one is Lord Cao talking about? ”

"Tang Dynasty Zhao Rui once wrote a "Long and Short Scripture", can he ever be allegorical?"

Liu Yu shook his head, secretly wondering what his intentions were? Cao Yubian said: "I'm familiar with it, you might as well read a paragraph." There is an article in the book "Minister's Travel", on how to be a courtier: 'Medium and dangerous?, the appearance is cautious, the clever words are orderly, and the heart is jealous, and what you want to enter is clear of its beauty and hidden its evil; If you want to retreat, you will show off your faults, hide your beauty, make the lord's reward and punishment improper, and the order will not work, and in this way, the traitorous ministers will also. Everything the Lord says is good, and what the Lord does is right, and he secretly asks for what the Lord likes and enters, and with the eyes and ears of the Lord, he steals his face, and enjoys the Lord, regardless of the consequences. According to this book, the deeds of traitors and courtiers are similar to those of your words. Maybe I don't remember it well, there are mistakes, I will teach the slave to send one to the house, you can look at yourself. ”

Liu Yu's face turned red for a while, and he said with a dry smile: "Hehe, if I am a traitorous minister, where will the emperor be placed?" ”

Everyone heard him mix himself with the emperor, secretly scolded him for being vicious and shameless, and was also worried about Cao Yubian, Cao Yubian was not in a hurry to argue, and only said lightly: "Since ancient times, there has been no shortage of treacherous ministers among the holy monarchs. Liu Yuden was dumbfounded.

Chongzhen saw that they were chatting and interrogating each other, and secretly felt impatient, so he said: "The matter has been analyzed and understood, and it is useless to discuss more." Li Biao, go down and draw up the will! ”

Li Biao hesitated: "This matter is still suspicious, let me pay a closer visit and investigate deeply." ”

"No need. The two of them were first dismissed from their posts pending investigation, and they were allowed to apologize and defend their crimes, and the criminal department and the officials department would make a statement, and then discuss how to deal with it. ”

Wang Yongguang asked: "Your Majesty, is this matter still lenient or strict?" ”

Chongzhen glanced at him and said unhappily: "You think about it." Let's go! And they all prostrated and went out of the temple.

Liu Hongxun out of the Qianqing Gate, all thoughts are gray, at a glance to see the ten gilded copper cylinders on both sides, the sun is exposed to the sun near noon, the golden light is shining, reflected on the palace wall is a piece of blood red, quickly stepped forward, hit head-on, not waiting for the sound of everyone shouting to land, the guards of the Qianqing Gate have already hugged him. Liu Hongxun couldn't beg for death, so he was so anxious that he stomped his feet and cried, kneeling on the side of the door and never getting up again. The guards flew into the hall, Chongzhen added a little anger, and secretly thought: It's not that I don't want to use you, it's just that you have too many enemies, how many people want to be difficult with you, I have suppressed a lot, and it is time to relieve it, otherwise you will be hindered everywhere, you are not good at doing things for me, and I am also having a hard time, Gu Jiangshan, the court, and the ministers, I can't take care of you. Ordered Wang Chengen to say: "You go and send him out of the palace." ”

"Long live the lord, is it dragging or beating?" Wang Chengen stretched out his hand to help him away from the throne. Chongzhen saw that he said abruptly, and secretly felt funny, and there was a smile on his face, and said: "The gentleman doesn't move his mouth, and he can be sent away in a few words." You go and tell him, I am in Chongling, but I am not ambitious in my age, Grandmaster Shen ascended to the pole at the age of ten and practiced Zuo, didn't he also be the Taiping Emperor for more than 40 years? I understand that he has been wronged, but I don't have to look for the dead and alive at home, and fight for the good name of 'corpse', this section alone is a capital crime. It's not easy to die? There is no need for me to fulfill him, there are many people who want him to die, let him go back to his hometown, which of those Shandong eunuchs does not hate him to the bone marrow? Will you be quiet when you go back? ”

Wang Chengen agreed, and then turned around in a hurry, but Chongzhen shouted to him: "Pass the message to Li Biao, Liu Hongxun will be sent to the border of Daizhou, Shanxi, so as to give him a good death." Wang Zaijin is still sitting on the cutting of his nationality, and Zhang Qingzhen is fined for three years. Liu Yu, Zhang Dingyan, Wang Dao and others each increased their ranks by one level. ”

In December of the seventh year of the Apocalypse, the number of cabinet ministers increased to nine, the most prosperous, less than a year in the blink of an eye, and Li Biao, Qian Longxi, and Zhou Daodeng were left, and they were busy all day long. Chongzhen also has this intention, there are only three ministers, and Zhou Daodeng is unbearable, and he has issued several edicts to urge Han? When he came to Beijing, he only set off a few days ago, and Shanxi was thousands of miles away from Beijing, and he was old again, and it would take more than a month to get sooner. Last time, it was quite disappointing that he didn't get it, but what better way to do it? Chongzhen pondered for several days in a row, and checked the famous selection stories of the previous generation, but they were not practical, so he still ordered the officials to push and submit them to the imperial decision. The edict was issued, but it had spread in half an hour, and all the people who had the qualifications to enter the cabinet and worship the prime minister in Jiuqing Kedao were eager to try, and the rest of the officials of all sizes were busy up and down like treasures.

At the intersection of the East Fourth Archway, there is a small shop with three fronts, which is not eye-catching. It was already dark, and a figure came to the door in the dark, knocked lightly a few times, and after a while, a voice came from inside the house, "Who! It's already closed, and I'll come back tomorrow after drinking. The people outside the door did not give up, knocked four times in a row, there was a slight sound of footsteps in the house, someone came to the door to look, the night outside was getting thicker, and only vaguely saw a figure in civilian clothes, the face was difficult to see, and he whispered: "I want to remove the evil for the Shengming." Outside the door, he said: "Ken will decay and cherish his old age." The door opened silently, and the man dodged in.

"Master, why is your old man here again?" The four people sitting around hurriedly got up to meet him, and a man with a slightly dark face and a beard looked the most respectful, and took the windbreaker and hood on his body, surprised and delighted.

The man nodded, "You're all here!" Shi Yun, the emperor's edict will push the cabinet ministers, it is the autumn of the ambition to contribute to the country, this matter is related to my Donglin prosperity plan, my Qian Qianyi has already been entrusted to Donglin, how can I not come? It's just that this place is really hard to find. ”

The man's surname is Qu Mingshiyun, he is Qian Qianyi's doorman, and he has just arrived in Beijing to serve as a member of the household department, and the other three are Zhang Yunru, Yushi Fang Kezhuang and Mao Jiuhua, and they each sat down. Qu Shiyun said: "Today, the factory guards are out, and there are many peeps around the gate of Jiuqing's mansion, and the disciples dare not be careless. Why, the Master came alone? In this dark day, the master shoulders the important task of revitalizing Donglin, how can he take risks alone? ”

"I'm afraid that bringing people out will not be confidential. A few days ago, Liu Changshan's case was really shocking, and Liu Xiang was charged with negligence, but in fact, according to the palace, he was told that he had said something that should not have been said. Who would have thought that the scholar next to him would be the fan of Dongchang? Don't be careful! Now that everyone is in danger, I don't dare to say how many people are credible except for the four of you. Qian Qianyi sat down and sighed, as if he had palpitations.

Qu Shiyun said: "This was originally a tea shop, the disciple has recently changed into a wine shop, named the big wine vat, I don't want to show off, just want to speak conveniently, the shopkeeper and Xiao Er of the wine shop are recruited by the disciple from his hometown, the master can rest assured." ”

Qian Qianyi looked around, the shop was very simple, there were several small wine jars on a counter, with four black characters written on them, and there were bamboo wine grapes of different sizes and a wine leak on the red copper plate next to it, and there were seven or eight large wine jars on the ground, covered with thick red lacquered wooden lids. Seeing that the surrounding area is also a wine tank, a small half is buried in the ground, revealing more than two feet high, and on the red lacquered wooden cover are fried peanuts, mixed tofu shreds, salted duck eggs, mustard dun'er, rose dates, spicy cabbage, and a pot of rice wine. Qu Shiyun said with a pale face: "I don't know if the master's light has fallen, and the disciple sent the shopkeeper to sleep with his buddies, otherwise call them up and make something delicious?" ”

Qian Qianyi shook his hand and said, "No need. Today, conspire to do great things, not eating and drinking. How are you going? ”

Zhang Yunru said: "The four of us are just talking nonsense, since the old man is here, you still have the big idea, and the three of us are the king." ”

Qian Qianyi said: "Back then, Mr. Jingyang had a Lian Zeng hanging in Donglin Academy, I think you all know it. The sound of the wind and rain, the sound of reading, the sound of the country, family affairs, the world, everything cares, what a mind! Heaven descends to the great task, where I Donglin is in the same vein, the same qi and branches, the king's affairs, the upper inheritance of Confucius and Mencius, the next enlightenment and learning, can not be despised by themselves, now a hundred wastes to be revived, who is the world without me? Since Wei rebelled against his power, killed my Donglin, destroyed my academy, and Donglin gradually declined. At this point, he was overwhelmed with grief and indignation, twisting his beard and looking gloomy. After a while, he arched his hand and said: "Today, the emperor has exterminated the eunuch party, and I have been wronged for the fairness of Donglin, and my generation has been able to return to the dynasty to take up the post, and I can take the opportunity to make a comeback and restore the prosperity of Donglin." Now the cabinet ministers Li Biao, Qian Longxi and Han who are about to come to Beijing? Although he is quite friendly with my Donglin, he is on the periphery, and there is only one person among the Seven Qings. If you want Zhang Dadonglin, someone must enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister, and then find an opportunity to invoke many party members to take charge of the ministry, correspond with the same qi, fight the king's affairs, and not worry about the peace and clarity of the court. It's just that this meeting is extremely important, and it is related to the rejuvenation of Donglin, so there can be no mistakes. ”

Fang Kezhuang said: "Wei rebelled against the government, Donglin's talents withered, there are only a handful of seniority who will push, the old man has a high reputation, the name is in the opposition, no one can reach it, but if the old man enters the cabinet alone, Donglin is still lonely, and Boxing is afraid that it will be difficult, so he has to slow down." ”

Qian Qianyi said: "There are two people with deeper qualifications, and it is not difficult to participate." ”

"The teacher said it clearly." Qu Shiyun took a sip of the wine in the cup, and his ambition grew.

Qian Qianyi arched his hand and said: "One is my master Cao Ziliang, the chief constitution, and the other is the late uncle of the great sect Shenxing, both of whom are famous in Donglin, and there are few people in the court and the opposition who are comparable in prestige and qualifications. ”

Mao Jiuhua said: "Since the emperor ascended to the pole, he has issued several orders to severely punish the eunuch party, but the reverse case has been difficult to decide, or the eunuch party is powerful and the righteousness is difficult to promote. This time, we can recommend more gentlemen who have been persecuted by the eunuch party to enter the cabinet, why worry that Donglin will not advocate it in the future! ”

Zhang Yunru said worriedly: "Although the words are good, but now that Wang Yongguang is in charge of the ministry, this person has a very close relationship with the eunuch party, and no one can escape his ears and eyes if he recommends anyone, if he can tolerate me Donglin, it is naturally good, if he intends to make it difficult, it is really tricky!" ”

Qian Qianyi said: "I'm not afraid. Now that the eunuch party has lost power, he is afraid to avoid it, and he must use this to wash away his involvement, in order to show his innocence, it is not known, otherwise wouldn't he admit himself to the eunuch party? He wouldn't be that stupid. ”

Qu Shiyun said proudly: "The master is right, if he dares to obstruct him, the disciple will be impeached in the court and settle the old and new accounts together." ”

Qian Qianyi said with a smile: "You have not been in Beijing for a long time, all Jianbai is in line with the emperor's wishes, and the name is very loud, and the magnates are afraid of your mouth, and even more afraid of your courage to splash the sky!" It's just that Wang Youfu is self-assured of his power, so he may not be afraid of you. If he insists on going his own way, I am afraid that it will be detrimental to Donglin. ”

Mao Jiuhua said: "Then you can do the opposite, if you can't fight, just pull it?" ”

Qu Shiyun said: "Who is Wang Yongguang, how can Shiyun be ashamed of himself and be with him?" ”

Mao Jiuhua said: "The big bank doesn't care about the details, and the big gifts don't give up." Yu Donglin is beneficial, why not be wronged for the time being? ”

Qu Shiyun stood up and said: "This word has already fallen Donglin's reputation, if you have dealings with the eunuchs, the blood of Donglin's predecessors will not be shed in vain." ”

Fang Kezhuang pulled him to sit down and said: "At this time and that time, you don't have to be stubborn, you can talk about it slowly." ”

Qian Qianyi coughed lightly, looked at the four of them, looked at Qu Shiyun's face, and sighed: "The name festival is the most harmful, the name festival is taken seriously, and the body beard is light......

Qu Shiyun didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and asked: "The debate of righteousness and benefit has been initiated by the sage for more than a thousand years. The disciple was rude and grabbed the conversation, not because he didn't want to listen to the teacher's teachings, but because he was afraid that the teacher was critical, he was confused for a while. ”

Qian Qianyi's face was slightly red, and he smiled hesitantly: "Shi Yun, if you don't give in to the teacher, you can be a few people." What I say about the harm of the name is a weighing, not a generalization. In life, if you don't talk about the name and the festival, how is it different from the beast? It's just that the name and festival should not be rigid, and the ancients should not be eaten, and the actual effect should be missed by only seeking false fame. The eldest husband has been rampant in the world all his life, and he is ambitious, relying on the learning of the world, not empty talk, persistent and vain, if he can't break this pass, he will eventually fall into Wang Yangming's poison. At this critical juncture, when you don't sit and talk about the Tao, if you have a dispute in vain, what is the benefit of pushing it to Donglin? ”

Qu Shiyun bowed his head and said, "What the master taught me." He patted Mao Jiuhua's hand lightly and said, "Please forgive me." ”

Mao Jiuhua said: "The little brother saved, the snipe and the clam compete for the benefit of the fisherman, is it you and my brother who did it?" ”

Among the five, Zhang Yunru was the second oldest, and said vaguely: "Let's discuss who the opponent is first, don't be blindly optimistic, know each other and know yourself, and know in your heart." ”

Fang Kezhuang said: "It is difficult to revive Donglin overnight, and we should not have this idea." The candidates can not be based on Donglin's likes and dislikes alone, and the trade-offs must be tolerant of people's minds, otherwise Donglin will be side-eyed in the world, how many people are staring, and there are too many enemies, which is by no means the blessing of Donglin. In my opinion, now the squire of the Ministry of Rites, Zhou Yanru, is in full swing, and the emperor has summoned him to the palace one after another to discuss the payment of salaries, and he should be among the recommendations. ”

Qu Shiyun frowned and said: "Zhou Yanru and his master are both servants of the Ministry of Rites, and there is no reason to take two ministers together. I am worried that once he is listed at the same time, the emperor will be interested in him, and he will be selected, so it will be difficult for the master to enter the cabinet. ”

Qian Qianyi said angrily: "Zhou Yanru is soft and flattering, has no discipline, is mediocre, and greedy by nature, but has a good skin, and I still want to enter the cabinet with him." ”

Fang Kezhuang said: "Mu Lao, Zhou Yanru has no great evil, I don't have much contact with this person, but he is quite friendly with me Donglin, and often travels with Yao Ximeng and Luo Yuyi. I don't know what people look like they make friends! I can't say that the two of them hit it together, why bother to drive the fish for the abyss and the finches for the bush, and push him into the arms of others? ”

Qu Shiyun said: "For Donglin, it is difficult for Zhou Yanru to speak the same language as his master, and for the revival of Donglin, he can't offend him." Besides, Zhou Yanru's qualifications are still shallow, and the government and the opposition are not very prestigious, that is, the courtiers will push, so naturally it has nothing to do with the holy family, so there is no need to speculate about the holy heart and restrain himself. ”

Qian Qianyi got up and paced with his hands in his hands and said, "Shi Yun said it well! How to make a decision when you are afraid of the wolf and the tiger? The push is like a shipwreck, only to move forward. I've drawn up a list here, how about you take a look? ”

The four of them gathered around to take a closer look, and saw that the names of several people were written on it: Cheng Jiming, Sun Shenxing, Cao Yubian, Qian Qianyi, Li Tengfang, He Ruzhong, Luo Yuyi, Bi Ziyan, Qiao Yunsheng, and Zhang Fengxiang, all of whom were extremely famous high-ranking officials. Zhang Yunru preemptively said: "It is certainly a virtue for the old man to put Sun Wensi and Cao Ziliang in front of him to show his respect for the teacher, but this matter is very important and cannot be hypocritical. Sun and Cao are over the age of six, and their qi and blood have declined, and I am afraid that they will no longer have the courage of the past. The shepherd is not the mandate of heaven, it is the age of great prosperity, and it is not too humble. Foolishly thought that the shepherd should be second. ”

Fang Kezhuang nodded and said, "The second is the best." In this way, there is a foundation life, so that it will not be too ostentatious, eye-catching, and it will press a few people behind, which can be regarded as a source of left and right, and can advance or retreat. ”

Qu Shiyun said: "The six departments of the military department have been removed from the military department, and Wang Yongguang is not among them, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to get along with this matter." It's better to put him together, otherwise the list will still be in his hands, how can it be a matter of the rules of my generation? ”

Qian Qianyi said: "Wang Youfu is sixty-eight years old, he is nearly seven years old, and he is about to return to his old age, and the emperor will not hit him." ”

"That being said, why not send a favor. What Jiuhua said just now is the opposite, and the disciple understands. The list must be pushed by Wang Yongguang's hand before it can reach the heavens, and if you can't bypass him, you have to fight and pull it if you want to. Qu Shiyun was confident, as if he was holding not a wine glass but Wang Yongguang.

Zhang Yunru said: "Recently, it was rumored that after Wang Yongguang returned to the house, Du Men did not come out, and he decided to be a eunuch, even to the book, and have the ambition to return to the forest. ”

Qu Shiyun said: "It's not difficult, I'll go to the book tomorrow to protect him, and he will postpone it and then send it to Shiyi." When everyone heard him say it easily, they were suspicious, and secretly felt that he was too full of words, and it was difficult to speak outright if he was restrained. Seeing that everyone was silent, Qu Shiyun hurriedly argued: "This time, the emperor takes it very seriously, and he is naturally afraid of others, because it is difficult to be fair because of the push." Now that Wang Yongguang is about to become a leader, he is naturally more detached, and if he changes to others, he may be trapped in it, let alone host? Can you impress the emperor by saying this? ”

Qian Qianyi praised: "This theory is unexpected, and it should have a miraculous effect. Wang Youfu will hand it over to you to lobby. ”

Qu Shiyun smiled and said, "I will not disgrace my life." It is not difficult to teach Zhou Yanru not to join the club, but he is a saint, and if he uses any means behind his back, he should not be underestimated. ”

"What do you mean......" Qian Qianyi took a piece of loose silver and put it on the wooden cover.

"Yes, I'm afraid I'll have to break the bank. Blocking Wang Yongguang's mouth and walking around the palace, the disciple thought that it would be no less than this number. Qu Shiyun raised his index finger.

Fang Kezhuang asked in surprise: "Ten thousand taels?" "I thought: This is money that I will never earn in my life. Unexpectedly, Qu Shiyun snorted in his nose, and said with a little disdain: "Where is 10,000 taels enough?" You have been a Beijing official for all these years, you really don't know the market, how can you get 10,000 taels? I'm talking about 100,000 taels. ”

Fang Kezhuang looked at everyone and couldn't help but secretly speak. Zhang Yunru and Mao Jiuhua also changed their faces, and asked almost in unison: "You said it lightly, where did you find so much silver?" Qian Qianyi waved his hand and said: "You don't have to panic, just go to the event, it's easy to talk about the silver, I'll give you 200,000 taels first, is it enough?" ”

"Enough. It's just that the disciple is ashamed to teach the master to spend money. He revived, and the master made great contributions! Qu Shiyun burst into tears, took a pen and bowed his head to transcribe the list.

Qian Qianyi smiled and said heroically: "There is really that day, you are all heroes!" ”

The three of them thanked him and said, "The master is willing to give up the family wealth, and we should make some efforts." At this time, Qu Shiyun had already written the list, dried it with his mouth, folded it to an inch square, bent down and took off his boots, tore a small hole in the soles of his boots, put them in the list, pinched them with his hands, and put them on his feet, and apologized to Qian Qianyi: "The disciple put the teacher's name in the boots, which is too offended." However, the factory guards were extremely strict in their investigations, so they had to change their authority to avoid mistakes. ”

Qian Qianyi said: "Love is not for yourself, it should be so confidential. After a pause, he asked, "What time is it?" ”

Qu Shiyun said: "It's past the second watch." ”

Qian Qianyi got up and took out a windbreaker and hood, put it on, and said, "It's going to clean the street." Let's go away! ”

"Master, slow down." Qu Shiyun walked to the wine vat next to him, lifted the red lacquered wooden cover, scooped a scoop full of wine, and poured it on everyone in turn, and said in his mouth: "This is like eating wine, so as not to be seen and suspicious." When everyone saw him as a stout man, their hearts were as fine as their hair, and they admired him.

Qian Qianyi went out and said softly: "Shi Yun, you have to be careful!" The silver only works, and I still have more than 200,000 taels of Mao Wenlong's gifts at home, which is not enough for me to raise again. Then teach him to be convenient. ”

"Master waits for good news. Forgive the disciple for sending it not far away. Qu Shiyun bowed to everyone and closed the door of the store himself.