Chapter 180

Jiao Fang naturally knew that it was difficult to gain Liu Jin's trust with just a few words, and it was abrupt to come tonight, and the interaction between himself and Liu Jin was only general, if he didn't say that Sun Cong would bring him here, he wouldn't even be able to find this mansion. In the face of Liu Jin's cautious attitude, Jiao Fang behaved very calmly, because he still had a killer feature.

"Father-in-law Liu, this official is by no means a person who talks nonsense, the reason why this official is willing to help his father-in-law is not for nothing, to tell the truth, who is willing to live behind others in the court? This official sincerely hopes that Liu Gonggong can take charge of the inner court, so that this official can also take advantage of Liu Gonggong's power to move forward, which is why I want to visit Liu Gonggong at night and express my sincerity, I say this enough to be frank. ”

Liu Jin pondered: "Lord Jiao, it seems inappropriate for us to say this now, you know that our family has always been at peace with what happens, and who is in charge of the inner court is not something our family can care about, and our family can't promise you anything, you seem to have gone the wrong way." ”

Jiao Fang said: "This official knows that only a few words and sentences naturally can't win the trust of my father-in-law, I bring a piece of news, I hope it can help my father-in-law's planning, yesterday afternoon, the master of ceremonies Wang Yue privately met with Li Dongyang, do you know?" ”

Liu Jin exclaimed: "Oh? This is strange, Wang Yue will go to meet with Li Shoufu? ”

Jiao Fang smiled and said: "Look, what a terrible thing it is to have blocked ears and eyes and nose, Li Dongyang called Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, to discuss this matter in the afternoon, I saw their sneaky appearance and knew that there was a secret in the Dao, Zhang Sheng trusted me, and after I came back, I asked the inside story in a few words, why did you come to see Li Dongyang?" ”

Liu Jin said: "For what? ”

"Wang Yue told Li Dongyang everything you did beside the emperor, saying that you smuggled leopards into the palace to instigate the emperor to have fun, and also said that you had taken the medicine of the tiger and wolf in the treasury of the Internal Affairs Office to instigate the emperor who was still the prince at the time, and also said that you had taken the prince out of the palace many times without permission, all in all, it was all slander against your father-in-law Liu, the official did not believe it, but Li Dongyang and they must have believed it."

Liu Jin scolded: "Framed, this is completely framed, Wang Yue, this old dog, what is this for?" ”

Jiao Fang sneered: "What for? Do you still need to ask? Your father-in-law Liu is too much of a threat to him, and he obviously wants to unite with the forces of the outer court to attack Gonggong Liu; Originally, the foreign ministers only supported the dispute in the inner court semi-publicly, and they couldn't find a chance to attack you Liu Gonggong, if this continues, if Wang Yue finds the so-called evidence in the palace and cooperates with these false accusations, I am afraid that Liu Gonggong will be finished, and the emperor may not be able to protect you. ”

Liu Jin stood up abruptly and paced quickly, his face was blue, and he kept cursing in a low voice.

Jiao Fang said: "Gonggong Liu, fortunately, Wang Yue did not provide any evidence, Zhang Sheng said, because the evidence is not conclusive, so the outer court will not participate in the impeachment for the time being, so the father-in-law still has time to remedy, the most important thing at present is to take action as soon as possible, when the inner court is in control, and the cabinet of the outer court is in charge, it is difficult for them to move you." ”

Liu Jin understood, the reason why Jiao Fang came today is to hold this news as a vote, if this news is true, then it can basically be concluded that Jiao Fang is sincere, if there is Jiao Fang in the outer court as the internal response, constantly passing on the news, it will be extremely beneficial to himself, judging from the content of the news, those few things have been done by himself, so this news is probably true.

Liu Jin made up his mind, it was not interesting to hide it at this time, it was better to be honest and take what they needed.

Liu Jin stopped and said: "Lord Jiao, thank you for your sincerity to Liu, our family can't guarantee anything at present, but as long as our family can hold the authority of the inner court, we will not treat you badly, six books, or even enter the cabinet is not difficult; Since Wang Yue Fan Heng is not benevolent, I don't need to be polite to him, if Master Jiao can keep an eye on the outer court for me and pass on the movements of the outer court to our family, our family will be able to prevent trouble before it happens, and we can fight with Wang Yue Fan Heng with peace of mind. ”

Jiao Fang got up and arched his hand and said: "I am willing to serve my father-in-law Liu, but there is news in the future, I will notify my father-in-law in time." ”

Liu Jin said: "Many people in my house know the Tao, not too secret, I still have a house in Jiqingfang Luoguxiang, and I will go there to meet when the time comes." ”

Jiao Fang said: "Okay." In this case, the official will take his leave, and you and I will report the news at any time. ”

Liu Jin nodded, saw Jiao Fang turn around to leave, and suddenly asked, "Master Jiao, don't you want to know what plans I have?" ”

Jiao Fang's jujube-like face smiled like a flower again, and said in a low voice: "Father-in-law Liu naturally has a clever plan, I still don't know how to do it, this official only follows the footsteps of Father-in-law Liu, Father-in-law Liu will do what he says, why should I bother with that heart, can my ability be greater than Father-in-law Liu?" ”

Liu Jin was stunned, and then laughed, until this matter, Liu Jin really put his mind at ease about Jiao Fang's motives, it seems that Jiao Fang just wants to hold his thighs on the top, not a means sent by the outer court to probe him, he is tempted by the content of the plan, Jiao Fang obviously does not want to know in order to show sincerity, this is to dispel his doubts.

After Jiao Fang left, Liu Jin blew out the candle and disappeared in the darkness of the courtyard, he was both excited and a little worried, excited that the outer court was not monolithic, and finally someone was willing to take the initiative to become his eyes and ears, and he was a member of the third grade, which was definitely a good thing.

What worries is that Wang Yue changed his previous low-key and took the initiative to meet Li Dongyang privately, which shows that Wang Yue has felt the pressure and started to do it, and Wang Yue actually knows about his past behavior, which also exposes one thing, among the people who serve the emperor, there are Wang Yue and Fan Heng's eyes and ears.

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After the morning of the next day, Zhengde really did not forget the matter of the leopard house, and after the next dynasty, he asked Wang Yue to allocate funds from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to build a leopard house on Qionghua Island in the middle of the lake in the Taiye Pond of Xiyuan; Wang Yue was very surprised, it was a crime for Liu Jin to get a young leopard into the palace to instigate the emperor to play, and the emperor actually wanted to build a leopard house in Xiyuan, which means that the emperor approved the matter, and the crime did not become a crime.

Wang Yue tried to stop it and persuaded: "Your Majesty, how can you raise fierce animals in the palace, this is something that has never happened before, I am afraid that it will attract discussion." ”

Zhengde reprimanded: "What is there to discuss? If I want to raise some fierce beasts to watch, do I have to be controlled? Can't you do what you haven't done? Otherwise, you go and talk to Li Dongyang and them, and let me take people to the mountains and forests to see the tigers and leopards, if you say something, I won't build a leopard house. ”

Wang Yue hurriedly confessed, and said in his heart: Go and tell Li Dongyang and them this? If they are not drowned by Li Dongyang and their spittle stars, it is even more of a big thing, since the change of the civil fort in the Yingzong Dynasty, which eunuch dares to pry the emperor out of the palace for a parade? Isn't this putting yourself in the position of Wang Zhen?

"But I don't know, how much silver does it cost to build a leopard house?" Wang Yue asked cautiously.

"How do I know the Tao? I have already asked Liu Jin to handle this matter, you negotiate with him, you can give him as much as he wants. ”

Wang Yue hurriedly agreed, and watched Zhengde go back to the Qianqing Palace to rest, rubbing his hands and wandering, this Liu Jin wants to repair the leopard room, or let him toss, the more he tosses, the more dissatisfied the ministers outside will be with him.

When Liu Jin found Wang Yue and asked for silver, the proposed amount made Wang Yue's jaw almost drop, and Liu Jin opened his mouth to ask for 500,000 taels of silver.

"Do you think the Ministry of Internal Affairs is a mountain of gold? 500,000 taels, are you repairing the leopard room or the city? Wang Yue reprimanded.

Liu Jin bowed down and said, "Princess, this is still a preliminary payment, and I am afraid that it will cost more than such a little silver after completion." ”

Wang Yue said angrily: "What, don't you think about it, you can't do it, where did the Internal Affairs Office get so much silver?" ”

Liu Jin smiled and said: "I can't control this, anyway, the plan for the construction of the leopard house has been submitted to the emperor, and the emperor has also agreed, the Guanghan Palace on Qionghua Island will be repaired, otherwise how to receive the holy car?" The woodlands in the east and west should also be repaired, and the fences should be surrounded by logs, and they should be tall and dense to prevent wild beasts from escaping. In addition, the emperor said that he would also get some rare grasses, rare birds and beasts, and he couldn't just have a leopard on an island, right, the emperor just went to see the leopard? ”

Wang Yue scolded angrily: "What do you say, I can't take out so much silver, Liu Jin, Liu Jin, you are instigating the emperor to be happy, and you will spend two taels of silver in the palace, if you let the ministers outside know it, your head will be gone." ”

Liu Jin sneered: "Princess, you keep these words and tell the emperor, our family is doing things according to the order, if you don't give the silver, I can't afford to build a leopard house, the emperor asked, don't blame me for telling the truth." ”

Wang Yue scolded: "Are you talking to this prison? Okay, I told the emperor at home, and the emperor will not allow you to toss around like this. ”

Liu Jin shrugged his shoulders and made an indifferent expression, and Wang Yue's angry Buddha sleeves left.