However, in the face of Zhu Yuanzhang's reward, Yang Xian suddenly said: "Minister, thank you!" ”

"But they dare not take the order!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, he had never met someone who didn't want a reward.

"Why?"

Yang Xiandao: "Your Majesty, the minister has a word first, three years to make Yangzhou a bumper harvest, five years to rebuild the new Yangzhou." And now the minister has been in office for less than three years, the minister's oath has not been fulfilled, the minister begs the emperor, give the minister a few more years, and wait for the minister to govern Yangzhou thoroughly, and then return to Beijing to serve the emperor! ”

"Your Majesty, if the minister's ambition cannot be realized, the minister is willing to die in Yangzhou!"

I have to say that this Yang Xian is very good at this tone.

However, who is Zhu Yuanzhang?

If he Zhu Yuanzhang still believed some of the words before, what he said was a bit too pretending.

If others told him this, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely fulfill his wish.

However, Yang Xian is different.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang could only point to Yang Xian and say to Li Shanchang beside him: "Listen, listen well!" Good elders, honest and upright courtiers like Yang Xian are the real auspicious Rui of our Ming Dynasty! ”

Although Li Shanchang felt disgusted in his heart, he still pretended to be excited and said, "Yes, yes! ”

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head to look at Yang Xian again and said: "Yang Xian, listen, the imperial court needs you more now, so you should return to Beijing immediately and take office in Zhongshu Province tomorrow!" ”

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang say this, Yang Xian couldn't help but smile on his face, pretended to have a helpless expression, and said, "Minister, the order!" ”

Subsequently, after Zhu Yuanzhang dismissed Li Shanchang and others, he called Yang Xian to walk in the palace together.

Now the costume has been completed, the play has been performed, the official position has been arranged, and Yang Xian's return to Beijing has been finalized.

Zhu Yuanzhang finally said his true thoughts in this environment where there were only the two of them.

"We are in a hurry to transfer you back to Beijing, and there is still an expectation."

Yang Xian, who heard this, hurriedly said: "Please show the emperor." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Li Shanchang, as the right prime minister, has been in power for more than half a year, and it seems that it is difficult to take on this big responsibility." ”

As soon as these words came out, Yang Xian was suddenly shocked.

This is difficult to take on this great task, and this is a serious statement.

It's not just about being dissatisfied with Li Shanchang.

However, even if he was surprised in his heart, Yang Xian still endured it and waited for Zhu Yuanzhang to say it himself.

After all, his identity, as well as the camp he belongs to, are extremely sensitive, and Zhu Yuanzhang must not be allowed to think that he has the heart to embarrass Li Shanchang.

Really.

As Yang Xian expected, Zhu Yuanzhang waited for a moment after saying this, and then said while walking: "What's wrong, it's that he is a person who looks ahead and backward in doing things, lacks courage, and always wants to please us, but he can't do it at all." ”

"We put you in Zhongshu Province, just to let you, a strong-blooded official, promote those mediocre old ministers."

This time, Zhu Yuanzhang had already said the task, and Yang Xian could no longer continue to pretend to be dumb, and immediately expressed his attitude, saying: "Your Majesty, the ministers should do their best to assist Li Xiangguo and live up to the emperor's high expectations!" ”

Although Yang Xian's words were very shallow, they were all to the point.

The identity is also very positive, assisting Li Xiangguo and living up to the emperor's high expectations.

almost pinched Zhu Yuanzhang's mind to death.

And seeing that Yang Xian was also an understanding person, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally nodded with satisfaction.

However, the real thoughts in his heart Zhu Yuanzhang were not fully said.

Although these words he said were indeed in his heart.

But compared with the rectification of the rule of officials, Zhu Yuanzhang is even more dissatisfied with the fact that Li Shanchang is now getting closer and closer to the Huaixi forces in order to consolidate his relationship with the Huaixi faction.

Whether it is overt or secret, it is good to be completely bound to the Huaixi faction.

Such a situation is something that Zhu Yuanzhang absolutely does not want to see.

At the same time, Li Shanchang, as the right prime minister of Zhongshu Province and the actual ruler of Zhongshu Province, has a relationship with the Huaixi faction, and he has done a lot of things to look ahead and be timid.

Pleasing him, Zhu Yuanzhang is just one of them.

What's more critical is that those nobles are now all over the court officialdom.

Li Shanchang, as the ruler of Zhongshu Province and the manager of officialdom, has never been able to exert his strength because of the identities of these officials and the background behind them, which is completely unacceptable to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Originally, the entire Ming Dynasty was accompanied by Qi Heng's official report, and the wind direction of officialdom has gradually changed fundamentally.

However, those mediocre and stupid officials have never been able to be thoroughly punished and rectified because of their relationship with the Huaixi faction.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang, who couldn't tolerate sand in his eyes, dislike.

He, Zhu Yuanzhang, wants to be an emperor through the ages.

The whole Ming Dynasty is like his own house.

The housekeeper and those errand servants secretly made a miasma of the entire Ming Dynasty, which was unacceptable to any Ming monarch.

It doesn't matter if it's just a personal relationship.

However, this has affected the governance of the entire Ming officialdom and hindered the development of the entire Ming Dynasty, so he, Zhu Yuanzhang, will definitely not sit idly by.

Now that Yang Xian's arrival and his appointment as the political affairs of Pingzhang in Zhongshu Province are Zhu Yuanzhang's wake-up call to Li Shanchang, and he is also preparing for the next step of the change.

If this old Li Xiangguo can wake up in time, and then rectify it according to his Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions, then everything can return to the original state, and Li Xiangguo will still be Li Xiangguo.

If you can't.

Then Yang Xian's position is the lifeblood that chokes his Li Shanchang's neck!

can easily elevate it, disintegrate his power in the officialdom without blood, and then slowly transfer him to the air.

After this move is played, he Zhu Yuanzhang can attack and retreat.

Coupled with the fact that he, Zhu Yuanzhang, deliberately cooperated with the eastern Zhejiang department to build momentum for Yangzhou, where Yang Xian is located, all this happened naturally.

It will not make people think that he, Zhu Yuanzhang, is going to make a big move, which will cause unnecessary trouble.

Although he Li Shanchang has immortal merits for the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, there is only a relationship of interest between him and Li Shanchang.

The reason is very simple, what happened when I was in Haozhou.

Li Shanchang's defection to the enemy has always kept Zhu Yuanzhang in mind.

Maybe others can forget, but he, Zhu Yuanzhang, will not forget.

He has to keep it firmly in his heart, like a needle stuck there forever, every time he recalls the pain, he will wake up to himself, if he Zhu Yuanzhang has no power, those who he thinks will not leave him, he will not have the slightest hesitation when he leaves.

And now, Li Shanchang's old age and Li Shanchang's indecisiveness have nothing to use for him Zhu Yuanzhang.

If he can't change.

Then I will not hesitate to give him up.

Since it is a relationship of interests, then the profits are scattered, and there is nothing to say.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang will not really be as stupid as he appears on the surface, as if he was fooled by Liu Bowen and Yang Xian.

But there is no way.

Now looking at the entire court, the only people who can be used and worth cultivating are the emerging forces represented by Liu Bowen, the Zhedong Shizi faction.

Liu Bowen, Song Lian, and Lu Chang, as famous scholars in eastern Zhejiang, are now in a high position.

Naturally, it has become the favored object of all Zhedong scholars.

In addition, there are many scholars in eastern Zhejiang, and they are close to Jinling City and today's capital.

There is also some influence.

Although it is far from being able to compare with the Huaixi Xungui who has the merit of following the dragon, it is already the only choice of the current dynasty.

Of course, it's not really just them.

Now Zhu Yuanzhang can choose the upstarts of Anfeng Mansion represented by Qi Heng.

Although these people are also from Huaixi, they are fundamentally different from those Huaixi nobles.

These people are all descendants of Qi Heng.

It was Qi Heng's subordinates when he was in Anfeng.

Now these people belong to the imperial court with Anfeng Mansion, and many officials have also begun to be promoted, or transferred to other local governments in the country.

Even in the court, there are some less important positions that are these people.

At the same time, today's Shandong has also become the location where these Anfeng upstart forces gather.

Under the leadership of Shi Caiying, with the revival of the entire Shandong, there will naturally be countless vacancies in those state capitals and counties.

And those who have graduated from Anfeng Mansion will naturally begin to drill towards Shandong, a place with serious vacancies.

After all, Anfeng Mansion is too small.

Official positions are also extremely limited.

It is too difficult for those officials below to be promoted.

However, today they are still concentrated in the local government.

Most of the forces have not yet affected the court.

In this way, these people can be used as the target of his Zhu Yuanzhang's training.

However, compared to the Zhedong faction, it is too difficult to cultivate these people into their own lineage while Qi Heng is still alive.

The most important thing is that he Zhu Yuanzhang didn't dare.

He had already experienced the matter of Qi Heng's meritorious master, and he didn't want to go through it again.

He dared to say that if the current position of Zhongshu Province was handed over to Qi Heng, Qi Heng would definitely do better than Li Shanchang.

Even Li Shanchang had no way to compare with Qi Heng.

The governance and rectification of the officials across the country do not need Zhu Yuanzhang to worry about it at all, Qi Heng will do it for him neatly.

But again, he didn't dare.

At the beginning, he also relied on the founding of the Ming Dynasty and the promotion of various forces to temporarily alleviate the threat of Qi Heng.

If such a thing happens again in today's court, he Zhu Yuanzhang really has no way to solve this contradiction.

Therefore, the Zhedong Shizi faction has become the best and only choice today.

And with Zhu Yuanzhang and Yang Xian finishing their explanations, Yang Xian also left Zhu Yuanzhang.

The second place he came to was Liu Bowen's mansion.

Yang Xian and Liu Bowen walked all the way to the backyard of Liu's mansion.

After Xiao Liuzi brought a cup of tea, Liu Bowen pointed to the tea on the stone table and said to Yang Xian: "Yang Zhongcheng, please." ”

Hearing this, although Yang Xian was happy in his heart, he still hurriedly said humbly: "The teacher has said it, how dare the student." ”

But Liu Bowen said: "The political affairs of Pingzhang in Zhongshu Province are Zhongcheng. ”

Obviously, Liu Bowen was still a little unhappy with some of Yang Xian's behaviors in Yangzhou City.

However, after seeing that Yang Xian still asserted his identity as a disciple, Liu Bowen's tone also softened a little, and said: "Yang Xian, your current position is a cut higher than Hu Weiyong. ”

But Yang Xian said: "If it weren't for the repeated recommendations of the teacher in front of the emperor, it would be impossible for the student to return to the capital." ”

But Liu Bowen even denied this, and said: "No, I recommended you to serve in Yangzhou, but if you are transferred back to the capital, especially when you enter Zhongshu Province, it is not something I can recommend." ”

"Yang Xian, this is the emperor's knowledge, let's thank God."

Liu Bowen shirked this matter, and also wanted to see how he looked at this matter.

And Yang Xian said: "Even so, if it weren't for the teachings of my teacher for many years, there would be no students today." ”

Yang Xian himself knows very well that he can have today, and he really doesn't rely on himself.

He relied on what Zhu Yuanzhang needed now.

Relying on the Zhedong faction behind him, Zhu Yuanzhang valued it.

And now that he has tasted the benefits of having a backer behind him, Yang Xian naturally doesn't want to leave this force.

Then, the Zhedong Shizi faction represented by Liu Bowen must not be openly separated.

Even if he is now the Pingzhang political affairs of Zhongshu Province.

After all, if Zhu Yuanzhang can give you this Pingzhang political matter, he can also take it.

And the key to this, in addition to his own ability, is the background of this Zhedong faction.

Subsequently, Yang Xian vaguely expressed his mind and said to Liu Bowen: "By the way, teacher, the student heard from the emperor's mouth that the emperor was already very dissatisfied with Li Xiangguo. The original words are, let me urge the mediocre minister. ”

As soon as these words came out, Yang Xian's thoughts were expressed to Liu Bowen.

And when Liu Bowen learned that Yang Xian's mind did not change with him becoming a Pingzhang political matter, he was no longer polite.

began to teach in the tone of a teacher: "Li Xiangguo is an old minister of Huaixi who has followed the emperor for many years, and he has made great contributions for more than ten years, no matter how dissatisfied the emperor is with him, Li Xiangguo's position in the court, especially in the emperor's mind, you Yang Xian can't catch up no matter what." ”

"To put it bluntly, you are not Li Xiangguo's opponent, and you should not be an enemy of Li Xiangguo."

"Yang Xian, I would like to advise you as a teacher, after entering Zhongshu Province, you must take Li Shanchang as your teacher and assist him in governing government affairs, so that you can gain a foothold in the court."

Listening to Liu Bowen's words, Yang Xian was full of doubts.

He didn't know Liu Bowen's thoughts, so he couldn't understand such words at all.

In his opinion, Liu Bowen is now the only person who can fight with Li Shanchang, and between the two, especially between the two forces, they dare not say that they are like fire and water, and they are also thorns in each other's side.

Now that he has been promoted to the political affairs of Pingzhang in Zhongshu Province, shouldn't Liu Bowen support him in fighting with that Li Shanchang in Zhongshu Province?

Then he couldn't help but say: "But the emperor ....."

Speaking of this, Yang Xian wanted to use the emperor's words to express his attitude of wanting to fight with Li Shanchang.

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