"Your Majesty, the minister always firmly believes that you will become a generation of Ming Jun."

Shen Yichen complimented him, but objectively speaking, this is not a sycophancy, just by virtue of the merits of guarding Beijing and protecting half of the Ming Dynasty, history will give Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu a fair evaluation.

"Really?"

Hearing Shen Yichen's answer, Zhu Qiyu didn't have much joy on his face, on the contrary, he fell into a panic more.

The longer he ascended the throne as emperor, the more he felt that the desire for power in his heart swelled to the point of affecting his family, country, and society.

That day, Yu Qian's direct advice echoed in Zhu Qiyu's mind for a long time, in order to abolish the situation of "all the dynasties are Taibao, one book and two books", is it really the act of a qualified king?

Now that he heard Shen Yichen's word "Mingjun" again, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu couldn't tell whether this was the truth or the courtiers' superficial flattery.

"Stand down."

Zhu Qiyu didn't have the energy to delve into this issue anymore, and motioned for Shen Yichen to leave with a little tiredness. It may be that the more he takes the pill, the more his body has slowly adapted, and he feels that the energy brought by the effect of the medicine is not as good as day by day, and it seems that he has to discuss with the priest to try a different prescription.

"Minister, retire."

Shen Yichen bowed and arched his hand, and was about to exit the imperial study.

However, just as he raised his leg and stepped out of the threshold, Zhu Qiyu seemed to think of something, and suddenly stopped: "Qin Tianjian has calculated a good day and an auspicious day, and the crown prince ceremony will be held in two months. ”

"Yes, I understand."

Shen Yichen nodded, there was no pressure on the emperor's requirements in terms of time.

The reason is that this level of eucalyptus is basically a process, and the charges have been set early, at most it is a difference in the severity of the punishment. The emperor has clearly confessed the life of Zhu Zhandong, the king of Liuxiang, which is equivalent to telling Shen Yichen to answer the question in the open-book exam.

Not to mention two months, if you don't take into account the influence of the outside world, you can finish in two days.

After leaving the imperial study, Shen Yichen relaxed and breathed a heavy sigh of relief. Although he is already in a high position, most of the things he wants to do are challenging the imperial power, and even many times have direct conflicts with the interests of the royal family.

This leads to the fact that the higher the status, the greater the risk, so that there is a feeling of companionship.

Shen Yichen understands that after so many years of joining the office, many times he has watched the giant wheel of history roll forward, because he knows very well that he is not powerful enough, and he can't afford the consequences of interfering.

There is only one life for each person, and the ancients were not puppets that could be manipulated arbitrarily. But the problem is that Shen Yichen can wait slowly, the situation and the people can't afford to wait, and countless low-level people live like ants.

The more you fight in the court, the more the burden on the people will be lighter.

Thinking of this, a self-deprecating smile appeared on Shen Yichen's face, and he muttered, "It's really difficult to be a good official." ”

"That's true, but Xia Guan thinks that Shen Ge can afford to be a good official."

A voice suddenly came from behind Shen Yichen, startling him, and when he looked back, he found that it was a relatively unfamiliar face, and he thought for a moment before remembering that the other party was Li Xian, who was currently serving as the head of the household.

"Feeling emotional, it made Shao Situ smile."

"No, that's what Xia Guan thinks in his heart, how can he laugh."

Li Xian waved his hand, and the expression on his face was extremely sincere.

Seeing such sincere expressions and words from other officials, Shen Yichen may be touched in his heart, but Li Xian's credibility in saying this must be at least discounted. The reason is that he is a very "worker" capable minister, but he is not a good person in the traditional sense.

To put it bluntly, "work in personnel" is a sleek old fritter, which may be a derogatory term for ordinary people, but it is not necessarily a bad thing if it is placed on the political brain of the cabinet chief.

In addition to the necessary governing ability, the position of Zaisuke also requires extremely long-sleeved dancing to balance the forces of all parties, resolve the contradictions and conflicts invisibly, and promote the right people to the right positions.

For example, Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, has no problem with his personal ability, but his personality is too upright and upright to handle all kinds of interpersonal relations between the DPRK and China smoothly, so he is not suitable to serve as the head of the DPRK and government like the head of the cabinet.

During Li Xian's tenure in history, he experienced a series of revenge tosses after the restoration of Zhu Qizhen of Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, but he was still able to maintain the smooth operation of the state apparatus, and he could also suppress the ambitions of Cao Shi and the others, and promoted Wang Hong, Shang Chen, Peng Shi and other capable officials.

is enough to prove that he is a qualified Ming Shoufu.

That's why, when Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, said that he was not at ease with Li Xian, and wanted to recommend Nianfu, the governor of Shaanxi, to serve as the head of the household, Shen Yichen only recognized half of it. It is that the six ministries are more inclined to execution, the cabinet is more inclined to planning, and Li Xian's personal expertise is in the latter.

However, Li Xian also has shortcomings such as fighting dissidents, forming a party for personal gain, and protecting his self, so he is not a good person in terms of personal conduct.

You can use him, but you can't trust him, this is Shen Yichen's evaluation of Li Xian.

"Shao Situ praises it, the cabinet department still has government affairs, so I won't talk about it much."

Shen Yichen also wanted to go out of the palace to go to the edict to see if he could ask something from the mouths of the imprisoned King Xiang and King Lu. After all, although the crime has been decided, the process still has to be followed, otherwise it will lack legitimacy.

Say it, Shen Yichen arched his hand casually and continued to take a step.

"Shen Ge Lao, please stay!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Shen Yichen stepped out, Li Xian shouted behind him.

"Shao Situ, do you have any other business?"

"Your Majesty has given permission to the bones of the Great Situ Beggar, and he will leave Beijing and return to his hometown in the near future, and I heard that the post of the head of the household department will be filled by the governor of Shaanxi, Nian Fu. Xia Guan took the liberty to ask, is this matter related to Shen Ge Lao? ”

Hearing Li Xian's question, Shen Yichen was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood why the other party was looking for him. It seems that the grandfather has recommended the emperor to celebrate the old age, and has obtained permission, which is equivalent to parachuting in to rob Li Xian of the position of household secretary.

The court's relatives generally do not interfere in the appointment and dismissal of civil officials, and Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, has been in a state of semi-retirement in recent years, let alone suddenly recommend ministers, at the cabinet level, to the emperor. Thinking about it from another perspective, if Shen Yichen was in Li Xian's position, it is estimated that he would guess whether it was related to him behind it.

"Whether Shao Situ believes it or not, this cabinet department has not interfered in the appointment and dismissal of personnel in the six departments."

Since the other party came to Xingshi to ask about the crime, and there is a high probability that the explanation of this kind of thing is useless, Shen Yichen's tone became indifferent and tough, and he didn't want to continue talking nonsense.

Probably feeling the change in Shen Yichen's mood, Li Xian hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Shen Ge Lao misunderstood, Xia Guan didn't have any grudges, he just wanted to inform Shen Ge Lao that it was a good move to transfer Nian Fu from the border pass to the Beijing Division, and I am afraid that he would have to be impeached and removed from power by Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, on charges of looting at night." ”

"Shao Situ, what do you want to say?"

At this moment, Shen Yichen is full of a kind of embankment guard, some time ago Chengguo Gong Zhu Yong said that he was unwilling to take refuge in Shi Heng in the near future, and there would be many letters of impeachment against him in the near future, so he hurriedly found a way to transfer to Beijing to "take refuge".

As a result, Li Xian said it in public today, is the other party secretly observing his every move?

"Shen Ge Lao, Da Situ is the mentor of Xia Guan, he hopes that Xia Guan can join forces with Shen Ge Lao and be a good official for the country and the people."

"The teacher admonished, and the lower officials kept it in mind, and they knew more clearly the vision of the old Kuang Fu Sheji of the Shen Pavilion, and they will definitely help the government and the opposition in the future!"

Let's say it, Li Xian bowed deeply, and put on a posture of following him who was willing to take the lead of the horse.

Li Xian's sudden move made Shen Yichen confused, no wonder the other party would accept his emotion of "It's really difficult to be a good official", he originally wanted to become a like-minded person.

As the saying goes, there must be a demon when things go wrong, Shen Yichen doesn't know whether the other party is sincere or false, and Li Xian in history is a scheming and scheming person, and the impression of not being gullible is difficult to change for a while.

"Da Situ can value this cabinet so much, I really dare not take it. As for how to be a good official, it is not about who you join forces with, but also about acting yourself. ”

"Shao Situ, goodbye."

Before he figured out the details of the other party, Shen Yichen didn't want to say too much.

"Shen Ge Lao, Xia Guan knows that it is difficult to accept it for a while, but it has been popular for a long time. In addition, Xu Youzhen, the squire of the Ministry of Works, was the same year as the lower official, and he also had similar thoughts, and the only minister of Kuang Fu Sheji was Shen Ge Lao! ”

Xu Youzhen is the same year as Li Xian?

This sentence reminded Shen Yichen of something, indeed in history, when Li Xian served as the left servant of the ministry, he liked to recommend himself to the position in the same year, thus forming a situation of forming a party and running a private business.

It's just that Xu Youzhen and Li Xian are opposites, Tianshun Dynasty Xu Youzhen relied on the credit of the change to seize the door and took the lead as the first assistant of the cabinet to recommend Li Xian, but in the end, because of Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng's rebellion, the two turned against each other and Li Xian brought down Xu Youzhen.

Now that the main line of history has changed, many branches are still developing towards the established trajectory, and Li Xian is still on the opposite side of Shi Heng. But I don't know if he and Xu Youzhen will eventually turn against each other in the same year?

There are many things that Shen Yichen doesn't know, the relationship between Li Xian and Xu Youzhen is not just as simple as a friendship in the same year, and the two sides have actually won over some middle-class officials behind the scenes, forming a rudimentary organization.

And what Shen Yichen couldn't imagine was that the purpose of this organization was his "Shen Xue" thinking, wanting to change the current pattern and create a new imperial court.

If the academic viewpoint is called "Shen Xue", then this organization can already be called "Shen Dang".

Looking at Shen Yichen's confused face, and now that he is in the Forbidden City, Li Xian can't say much at the moment. So he arched his hand and said: "Elder Shen Ge, the lower officials are not lying today, you will understand all this in the future, goodbye." ”

After that, Li Xian simply turned around and left, he also wanted to rush to face the saint. The post of the head of the household department was parachuted in by Nianfu, and Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu moved him to the position of the servant of the ministry.

In a sense, this position is more in line with Li Xian's needs, and the "Shen Party" will get a vigorous development opportunity, and the government and the opposition will never be controlled by the decay of a bunch of corpses!

A lot of times that's the case, things can't always go in the direction they imagined. Shen Yichen recruited like-minded people, but always maintained a state of gentlemen's friendship, in addition to hiding his strength to prevent being affected, he learned more from the lessons of the late Ming Dynasty party struggle, and did not want to create an interest group by himself.

But not everyone has the awareness of Shen Yichen to prevent the slightest slight, and Xu Youzhen is the capable exception.

While the situation on the side of the Ming Jingshi was ups and downs, the struggle for the power of the Heavenly Sage Khan in the Mongolian steppe was much more intense, and it had reached a white-hot stage.

As early as when Yexian was still a Mongol Grand Master, he promised that in the future, as long as he defeated the Tatar tribe and became the Great Khan of all Mongolia, then this position of Grand Master would be passed on to his cronies and right-hand man Arazhiyuan.

According to the historical precedents of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongolian Taishi generally has to concurrently serve as the prime minister of Zhongshu Province, which belongs to the real one person under the ten thousand people. It was by virtue of this position that the first Queros clan rose to gain the legal right to command the Mongol tribes to attack the capital division.

However, he first broke his promise after being called Khan, and passed the position of Taishi to his youngest son Ashi Timur. At that time, the Arazhiyuan was extremely dissatisfied in his heart, but he happened to meet Shen Yichen to conquer the three guards of Uliangha, and Mongolia could only resist the strong enemy first according to the differences.

The final result of the battle against Uliangha was the defeat of the first side, and the loss of the elite Warat guards, and Monan Mongolia became the horse breeding ground of the Ming Dynasty.

The defeat was a blow to his prestige, and the casualties of Warat's personal guards weakened his strength, which made Ara's inner dissatisfaction burst out again, and vaguely threatened the throne of Yasen.

In order to weaken the power of the Arazhiyuan, the once wise and powerful warrior who could be called the hero of the grassland also made a stupid move, that is, he sent someone to assassinate and kill the two sons of the Arazhiyuan, resulting in the latter's extinction.

According to normal logic, if you want to eliminate hidden dangers, then you must not startle the snake, and if you don't make a move, you will die. also secretly poked and prodded at the other party's son, which is equivalent to telling Ah Ra Zhiyuan that he will die next, so if you don't do it, you will have to do the opposite!

Using this kind of stupid trick can only prove that there is no longer the strength and strategy of the hero, which is a fatal wound on the grassland of the weak and the strong. The Arazhiin had secretly begun to assemble his tribes, and the leaders of the former Tatar tribes who had succumbed to Yasan were also ready to move.

Just wait for the time to come, and this powder keg of Mongolia will explode.

However, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and even if the faint tricks are frequent, the aftermath of these years is still there. Dingxiang Bo Guodeng, who was stationed in Monan, detected the change in the situation and sent people to send the military information to the imperial court, hoping to set off civil strife in Mongolia, so as to solve this century-old henchman once and for all!