The administrative process of the dynasty is not complicated, local officials have a fold to report to the cabinet through the ministries, and then the cabinet selects important matters to report to Zhengde, Zhengde will review and then feedback to the cabinet, if the cabinet has no objection, it can be issued and implemented in accordance with the holy will; If there is any objection, it is necessary to communicate again or resolve it through the court.

That is to say, even if it is an excerpt played by a local official, the emperor can see it with his own eyes, and the governor of Jiangxi, Sun Sui, played seven times about King Ning's excerpts, and Zhengde did not react, which is extremely unusual.

If Liu Jin was in power, this matter should be understandable, because at that time, the report submitted by the cabinet was generally reviewed by the celebrant on behalf of the celebrant and supervisor, and Zhengde was also happy. But now the celebrant Zhang Yong does not dare to do this, he will never dare to intercept the report submitted by the cabinet, Song Nan has communicated with Zhang Yong on this matter, warning him not to follow in the footsteps of Liu Jin, and to act low-key first, Zhang Yong also thinks so.

However, in the procedure of the whole process, there is only a possibility that there is a problem in the outer court, either the department has not played the cabinet, or the cabinet has not submitted the report to the emperor, and there is basically no possibility of interception by the ministries, and it is very likely that someone in the cabinet has privately intercepted the performance about King Ning.

In the cabinet, Yang Tinghe, the first assistant, is the one who decides the opinion under the affairs of the commander-in-chief, with Song Nan's understanding of Yang Tinghe, Yang Tinghe is not stupid enough to do this, from the secret investigation of Jin Yiwei, it can be known that in fact, Yang Tinghe and King Ning maintain a considerable distance between them, and the relationship between the two is not close.

In fact, Yang Tinghe did not buy King Ning's account at all, which can be seen from this secret battle for the candidate for the emperor's heir. If Yang Tinghe and King Ning were the same dog, how could they not help him when Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, sought his son to succeed him as the prince, but instead put forward a candidate for Zhu Houxi. Zhu Houxi is more suitable than the prince of Ning Wang in terms of blood relationship and character evaluation.

So who in the cabinet has the courage to intercept these twists and turns that are unfavorable to King Ning? In fact, this person is not difficult to determine, the division of labor in the cabinet is clear, and there is only one person who is responsible for summarizing and managing the affairs of the officials of various ministries, and that is Liang Chu, a scholar of the Huagai Temple and a scholar of the Ministry of Officials, and he is the second person in the cabinet. If Song Nan didn't have a deep impression of this person before, when he knew that this person had a close relationship with the Queen Mother and was one of the first people to know about Zhengde and infertility, Song Nan had already targeted him.

This gentleman was one of the participants as early as when the Queen Mother asked Lu Zhen to diagnose and treat Zhengde's infertility, and then Song Nan's trip to Nanjing learned that King Ning knew about Zhengde's infertility, and at that time Song Nan already suspected that someone in the cabinet had reported to King Ning, and it was almost certain that Prince Liang was the person he had been suspecting.

The whole thing can actually be consistent, although Liang Chu was promoted to the cabinet by Yang Tinghe, it stands to reason that he should be called Yang Tinghe and his dead party, but in fact, Song Nan has also heard of the contradictions in the cabinet. In the cabinet, Yang Tinghe and Fei Hong are absolute sworn friends, Fei Hong has no scheming, obviously relying on Yang Tinghe to achieve things, and his desire for power is not high, because of this, he can win Yang Tinghe's trust. And Yang Tinghe is said to be extremely arbitrary in the cabinet, basically saying the same, Liu Zhong and Jin Gui and others are only promises, only burying their heads in specific affairs, but there is no contradiction with Yang Tinghe, but Liang Chu is different, often in the cabinet with Yang Tinghe's red face, in private someone listened to Yang Tinghe scolded Liang Chu for not knowing how to advance and retreat, and he regarded himself very highly, and it was impossible for these words not to reach Liang Chu's ears.

If Prince Liang has a desire for power, but the position of the first assistant to the cabinet is unattainable, and the position in the cabinet is becoming more and more crisis, this selection of the imperial heir is an excellent opportunity for him. Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao only needs to ventilate with Liang Chu, and the two will hit it off. If Wang Shizi of Ruoning becomes the future lord of the Ming Dynasty, there is no doubt that Prince Liang will become the head of the future outer court, and in this case, it is logical for the two to come together and collude with each other.

Originally, Song Nan didn't want to say these words, but for some reason, Song Nan had an inexplicable absolute trust in this Mr. Yang Ming, and a plan in his heart needed to be implemented with the help of this Mr. Yang Ming, so Song Nan unreservedly revealed the above inside information.

Wang Shouren was only slightly surprised, then returned to normal, and nodded his head: "Grandpa Guo's analysis is very reasonable, I'm afraid that Scholar Liang is really the one who intercepted the twists; Hey, I didn't expect that the emperor was still there, and everyone had already started to fight for the future position, which was really unbelievable. But what is Grandpa Zeguo going to do? Investigate the matter thoroughly or report it to the emperor? If this matter is not handled well, it will cause great chaos in the imperial court. ”

Song Nan looked at Wang Shouren and said: "Lord Wang, I came here to visit you today, not only to admire Mr. as a great Confucian in the world, but also to hear that Mr. is an upright person; Lord Wang's cousin in front of the Qianqing Palace was already a model who dared to stand up and take responsibility. Later, when I was secretly investigating the affairs of King Ning, I learned that Lord Wang was also secretly investigating King Zhu Chenhao, and I felt more and more that you and I were both people of the same kind who were loyal to the Holy Dynasty in order to maintain the stability of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Wang Shouren touched his nose and didn't speak, and said in his heart: How did you and I become fellow travelers. But today, when I saw that my opinion of Song Nan had changed a lot, I didn't say anything to refute it, but just quietly listened to Song Nan continue.

Song Nan said: "Lord Wang knows so much inside information, but there is no way to play the reason for the court, my personal guess, one is that I am worried that the play will sink into the sea like Sun Sui's play, and second, I am afraid that these hidden secrets are only heard, and there is no real evidence. ”

Wang Shouren smiled and said: "What Grandpa Guo said is basically true, but I am not worried about setting myself on fire, but I am afraid of startling the snake; Without real evidence, it is not enough to support the recital, I just want to try my best to collect evidence, and then find an opportunity to recite it in court. ”

Song Nan picked his fingers and praised: "Plan and then act, this is the style of a general, Sun Sui can't hold his breath, I'm afraid that he has already startled the snake." I have a mention, I don't know if Lord Wang can agree. ”

"Grandpa Guo, but that's what he said."

"Since you and I both know the ambition of King Ning and the wolf, and at this moment he is seeking the position of the emperor's heir, which is to seize the Ming Dynasty without blood; Although he is also a person of Taizu's lineage, his son certainly has the qualifications to become the future master of the Ming Dynasty, but if such a person allows him to grasp the power, the future of the Ming Dynasty will not be much better. How about you and I join forces to stop this, expose their conspiracy under the sun, and expose the true face of their wolf ambitions in one fell swoop? ”

Wang Shouren stood up abruptly and arched his hand: "I want to do it, but I don't think it's easy to do this matter, now he has supporters in the cabinet and the palace, Prince Liang and the Queen Mother have a good impression of him, the relationship between the emperor and King Ning is not ordinary, most of the officials in Jiangxi and other places are attached to him, does Grandpa Guo plan to expose him in court?" ”

Song Nan shook his head and said: "Naturally, you can't do this, it's still the same sentence, he is a prince surnamed Zhu, if you want to impeach a prince, it is not a simple matter, this matter must obtain absolute evidence, let the emperor make a decision in person, but you and I can't move, if you are not careful, you will die without a place to be buried." ”

Wang Shouren frowned and said, "Is the grandfather of the country planning to start with the seizure of the song?" ”

Song Nan shook his head and said: "No, as Lord Wang said, once I start to investigate this matter, it will be directly involved in cabinet affairs, which is tantamount to reminding Zhu Chenhao to be careful, Lord Wang should have noticed that in recent months, especially during the period of seeking the heir of the prince, Jiangxi has been calm and calm, and bandits rarely occur, I believe that Zhu Chenhao deliberately stopped what he did, in order to ensure that there were no mistakes at the critical time when the prince of Ning Wang sought the heir." ”

Wang Shouren nodded and said: "That's true, my opinion is in line with that of Grandpa Guo." ”

Song Nan continued: "Besides, even if you find evidence of Liang Chu's seizure? If Prince Liang was not a fool, he would have bitten it because of negligence, and would never admit to colluding with King Ning in private; Because as long as King Ning does not fall, he will have the opportunity to make a comeback, and once King Ning's son Shun becomes the emperor of the future Ming Dynasty, he will have the opportunity to overturn the case. So, it's not possible to start here. ”

Wang Shouren frowned and nodded: "This can't be done, that's not possible, what does Grandpa Guo want?" ”

Song Nan stood at the door of the hall with his hands in his hands, looked up at the sky, thought for a while, and turned back and said: "The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed in the anthill, and the seemingly impregnable fortress is actually only strong on the outside, so we don't have to attack the impregnable place." On the contrary, starting small can do wonders. ”

Wang Shouren said: "How do you say this? ”

Song Nan said: "I heard that there are bandits rampant in the land of southern Gan led by Lord Wang? How about I take someone to accompany Lord Wang to suppress the bandits? ”

Wang Shouren was stunned for a moment and said, "Bandits? ”

Song Nan smiled: "Yes." Aren't the bandit leaders Yang Qing, Li Fu, Wang Ru and others in southern Gannan rampant? Even Lord Wang can't exterminate them, I'm willing to help, I think Yang Qing, Li Fu, Wang Ru and other bandits are not loyal and filial piety, some things may be able to know more from them. ”

Wang Shouren was stunned, and suddenly hit each other with his palms and said, "Wonderful, this plan is very wonderful." ”

Song Nan looked back at the gloomy sky and muttered to himself: "Also, my group of brothers from the Nanchang Jinyi Guard Yamen should also go to greet them, if they still have some eyesight, they should know that I am not going to visit the mountains and rivers." ”