(Thanks to mac for the gift of my beloved brother) Chapter 207

"Gonggong Liu, is your source accurate? Don't worry, I'm not interested in knowing who you have installed as the eyes and ears of the civil officials, I just want to know what the bottom line of the outer court is this time, whether it is really to be killed, or just to punish and scare you. ”

Liu Jin said: "Actually, it doesn't hurt to tell you, it was Jiao Fang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, who reported the news to me, and he was among the secret meetings last night, and he participated in the whole process without omission." ”

Song Nan frowned and said: "According to this, the outer court is determined to eradicate you this time, according to what you just said, their purpose is to kill you and Gonggong Zhang, Gonggong Gao, and other eight people, but they don't know what room for maneuver." ”

Liu Jin scolded: "Leeway? Do you know that the civil officials of the outer court are actually the most ruthless, they never leave room for them, and those who can die will never leave a way to live, how can they be expected to be gracious. ”

Song Nan sneered: "That's nature, you don't leave room with others, why do you expect others to leave room for you; Didn't you do the same to Wang Yue? It was already sentenced to be sent to Nanjing, but he died violently in Liulin halfway, and Mo told me that it had nothing to do with you. ”

Liu Jin's face was gloomy and he was silent.

Song Nan paced a few steps and said: "This matter can't be head-to-head, if they really leave no room for it, there is still a chance of winning this matter." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Song Nan stopped and leaned over in Liu Jin's ear and said, "Tomorrow morning, you can lead a few fathers-in-law to take the lead in doing this, and see how the reaction of the outer court is?" ”

Liu Jin was stunned and said, "This ...... How can this be? If the emperor really agrees, and the civil officials really agree, then what can we do? ”

Song Nan frowned and said: "This is a retreat as a strategy, if they don't pursue it, won't they save their lives?" Isn't that the best outcome compared to losing one's life? ”

"This ...... What if they insist on exterminating them all? ”

Song Nan said: "If that's really the case, it will definitely cause the emperor's disgust, and there should be no result in the court today, I will meet the emperor early and talk to the emperor, I believe it will be more effective than directly pleading with the emperor now." ”

Liu Jin still hesitated, rubbed his hands and frowned, as if he was unwilling to adopt Song Nan's strategy, Song Nan arched his hand and said: "Father-in-law Liu, the matter has come to this, if you have a better idea, you can do it yourself, I am not sure whether this method can be effective, everything is up to you; But I warn you that this matter is a matter of life, and if you take one step or act too quickly, it may be irreparable, so weigh it yourself. ”

Liu Jin was still to stay, Song Nan unceremoniously picked up the teacup, which was a sign of send-off, Liu Jin had no choice but to leave.

After leaving the Song Mansion, Liu Jin hurried back to the palace, according to his thoughts, it was naturally best to go to Zhengde to intercede, but Song Nan was right, one wrong step is irreparable, after all, the emperor is the trump card of the most remarkable, when things are really out of control, it is the time to intercede with Zhengde.

Although he knew that Zhang Yonggao, Feng Qiu Ju and others would not have any good way, Liu Jin still hurriedly gathered a few people together to discuss, and when Liu Jin informed everyone of the matter, except for Qiu Ju, who knew the Tao in advance, everyone else's faces turned white.

"Why don't we go and ask the emperor soon? In a little while, we'll all be finished as soon as we go to court. Gao Feng shouted with a sharp voice.

Liu Jin reprimanded: "What are you panicking about? Useless stuff. ”

Zhang Yong said slowly: "Gonggong Liu, have you considered Song Nan's method?" ”

Qiu Ju scolded: "What bullshit idea, isn't this jumping into the pit by yourself?" This kid is cheating on us. ”

Liu Jin also frowned and said, "I also think it's inappropriate." ”

Zhang Yong shook his head and said: "I think Song Nan's method can be tried, everyone, think about it, Song Nan pits us, is it good for him?" What's more, he is also involved in this matter, helping us is helping himself, he has no reason to cheat us. Besides, let's fight to the death with Wang Yue and Fan Heng, who can make a final decision like Song Nan and directly grab Wang Yue and their pigtails and drag them off the horse? Until then, who would think that was a viable option? We didn't even think about it. ”

It is not an exaggeration to say that the crowd was silent.

Liu Jin nodded and said: "That's right, Song Nan asked me to get a leopard into the palace for the emperor to watch, and took the opportunity to propose the construction of a leopard house, so that the Ministry of Internal Affairs could allocate treasury silver, forcing Wang Yue, Fan Heng, Xu Zhi and others to make up for the deficit and internal chaos, this step is a subtle calculation; Not to mention anything else, just from the fact that he must know that the emperor will like the tiger and leopard and agree to build a leopard house, it can be seen that he knows the emperor very well; Maybe what he said is right, we shouldn't rush to the emperor now, maybe we should follow his plan. ”

The Eight Tigers looked at each other, but Song Nan's plan was not a good plan, and on the surface, it was a bad idea, could it be that it looked like a fire pit, but could it be that he could not close his eyes and jump down?

Liu Jin made a decision, and glanced at the people around him: "That's it, whether the eight of us can escape this catastrophe depends on today, I think you and I have nothing, and now we have a high position in the inner court, even the civil officials and nobles of the outer court have to look at our faces, all of this is instantaneous." If the sky wants to give it to you, if you don't want it, if the sky takes it away, we can't keep it if we want to, it's better to be open-minded and do it according to Song Nan's method. As long as we survive this catastrophe, I, Liu Jin, swear here that I will take revenge tenfold on those guys in the outer court, if we don't stand up, there will be troubles in the future. ”

……

After sending Liu Jin away, Song Nan could no longer sleep, and his stomach was pacing in the yard; The weather in the early morning of October is very cold, and the bluestone path in the courtyard is also wet and white with a layer of heavy frost.

Ye Fanggu and Lu Qingli leaned against the door and looked at Song Nan, and Song Nan's staggering figure made them feel quite pity.

"Cousin, it's really not easy for Brother Song, every day I get tired and heartbroken, it's easy to feel a little more comfortable during this time, and I have such a thing again; Cousin, you say, will the ministers really be unfavorable to Brother Song? ”

Ye Fanggu said softly: "In this world, how many officials are compassionate? Although Song Nan is not a righteous gentleman, at least he is much better than those people; Song Nan was implicated, nothing more than a victim of the struggle for power and profit in the court, and those ministers were not good things, I really don't know how Song Nan should pass this pass. ”

Lu Qingli said: "Actually, it's nothing, Brother Song didn't make a big mistake, but he was implicated, and if it's a big deal, he won't be an official, and our family is not as happy as he is with Meimei." ”

Ye Fanggu lightly nodded Lu Qingli's little nose and said, "Hey, if only you thought it was so simple; Song Nan is a person who does big things, how can he guard us every day to live a small life, so don't suffocate him. Besides, is there a paradise in this world? If you can really live without fighting with the world, how can you have such a miserable experience as you and my sisters? Song Nan just didn't want to be oppressed by others in vain, so he showed his desire for power, which was also one of his initial motivations, he saw through all this. ”

Lu Qingli sighed lightly, looking at Song Nan's wandering figure and was silent, Ye Fanggu turned around and went back to the house, came out in a moment, with a big coat on her arm, and said to Lu Qingli: "You go and put it on him, it's cold in the morning, don't freeze his body." ”

Lu Qingli nodded, hugged Dayu and quietly approached behind Song Nan, and gently draped Song Nan's shoulder.

……

At the end of the day, the officials waiting for the early dynasty outside the Fengtian Hall had lined up to wait, and the civil officials did not greet each other as sourly as before, nor did they show off to each other the proud poems they had worked so hard to write, let alone laugh at each other and whispered to each other about the length and weight of their concubines and maids in the Spring Festival tent last night, they were silent one by one, their faces were calm, and their eyes were full of excitement and a trace of cruelty.

The three scholars of the cabinet also cleaned up the crisp and refreshing today, and the scarlet official uniforms of the cranes that symbolize the extreme of the civil servants were ironed meticulously, and the ivory board that was easy to use was also held in their hands.

Today is a big day, and for the civil officials, the repression and anger of the new emperor after his accession to the throne will be vented today, and they will see it as a battle, and the target of the battle is the Eight Tigers and their henchmen.

Eradicate the Eight Tigers and their henchmen, revive the prestige of the outer court, so that the little emperor Zhengde does not dare to despise the perfunctory ministers of the outer court.

This battle is a life-and-death battle that determines the status of the outer court, as well as whether it can limit the power of the emperor and have the right to speak in the Ming Dynasty government.

The morning bell rang, the heavy hall door creaked open, a ray of morning sun shot into the hall from outside the door, and a eunuch on duty stepped out of the high threshold and stood on the front steps of the hall, squinting to adapt to the sunlight, and after a while, he shouted loudly: "Please go to the palace to discuss matters!" ”