The conditions given by Shen Yichen were very tempting, and at the same time, Cao Jixiang knew very well that if he chose to stand on the side of the cabinet to put pressure on Shi Heng, the other party would not have the support of the allies in the palace and the four guards of Tengxiang, and after weighing the pros and cons, there was a high probability that he would compromise and bow his head.

But his actions are tantamount to treachery for Shi Heng, and the relationship between the two parties is not a small estrangement today, and if it is serious, he will directly turn his face and turn against him.

The cunning rabbit died, the lackeys cooked, and if there was no alliance with Shi Heng in the outer court, would he be able to fight against the cabinet civil officials alone in the future?

To tell the truth, now Shen Yichen, Cao Jixiang, and Shi Heng are actually wishful thinking, thinking that the other two parties will compete with each other and become the profiteous fisherman. But everyone is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and it is not easy to make a profit from watching from the wall.

Ambition and reason were frantically confronted in Cao Jixiang's mind, and he actually realized in his heart that Shen Yichen was scheming, and he definitely didn't have a good heart to make profits this time. However, the temptation of military power is too great, as long as he becomes the force of Shi Heng in the capital camp, even if he is an enemy of the cabinet civil officials in the future?

Wang Zhen was not also fighting against the Manchu Dynasty at the beginning, and the hundred officials of the court called him "Weng Father" with a shy face. Now that the new monarch is young and the queen mother is incompetent, she can rely on the advantages of internal officials to reproduce the relationship between Wang Zhen and Emperor Yingzong.

Since the term "Weng Father" is used, it is not too much to let the emperor call himself "Xiang Father" or "Ya Father".

Becoming the emperor's father, just thinking about it made me feel a kind of pleasure coming, Cao Jixiang finally made up his mind at this moment: "As a slave of the Long Live Lord, of course, we have to be loyal to the monarch and patriotism and do our part to help the community, which can be described as incumbent!" ”

Cao Jixiang's expression was extremely firm at this moment, as if he was really a loyal minister and righteous man, of course, Shen Yichen would not expose the other party's careful thoughts, and got up with a smile and said: "It is really a blessing for the country to have an internal minister in the palace to serve as a pillar of optimus." ”

"Yuanfu is polite, our family is ashamed, hahaha......"

The uncontrollable heroic laughter resounded through the celebrant supervisor, and at the same time, the mansion of Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, was filled with angry roars of filial piety.

"Yu Qian, what has happened to this prince over the years, when the court humiliated me in public, and now he is holding a court meeting and wants to kill them all, do you really think that this prince is a weak and bullying person?"

When Shi Heng said this, his anger caused the green tendons on his neck to burst out, and he himself was a burly figure with a long red beard, giving people an extremely powerful oppression. Now it is even more like a ghost and god who came out of hell, as if he is going to devour Yu Qian alive in one bite.

In the face of Shi Heng's posture, ordinary people are estimated to be scared, after all, Shi Heng's fierceness is even called "Grandpa Shi" in fear of the Mongolian Warat, a grassland enemy, which can be seen.

But Yu Qian was not surprised, and stood proudly and looked directly at Shi Heng's angry eyes, and there was an invisible momentum on his body that offset Shi Heng's coercion.

"This official has no personal enmity with the loyal country, and the impeachment of the court is only for the sake of public justice!"

At this moment, Yu Qian's righteousness is awe-inspiring, and it can be said that Shi Heng was recommended by him, so that he has come to the point where he is ranked as the Duke of the Ming Dynasty today.

But if Yu Qian has any selfish intentions, Shi Heng can easily control the Ming Dynasty and the opposition when he is taken under his command. However, at the Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu's meritorious deeds reward meeting, he rejected Shi Heng's kindness to his son Yu Mianyinguan, and reprimanded and impeached him from the perspective of law and justice, which led to the other party's grudge to this day.

"Righteousness?"

Hearing this, Shi Heng spat on the ground.

"Yu Qian, don't say that you are so great, the whole officialdom is as black as a crow. Did Shen Yichen promise you any benefits, or did he help you restore the real power of the governor's soldiers and horses? ”

"I can tell you Yu Qian, if this prince can be called a powerful minister who disobeys orders, then Shen Yichen is the thief who steals the country."

"Waiting for the fall of this father, he will lean towards the government and the opposition, I am afraid that this world will not be the emperor's family in the future, and everyone will have to say otherwise!"

Shi Heng was so angry that he didn't choose what to say, and he didn't care about committing disrespectful crimes.

As the saying goes, the person who knows you best is not your friend, but your enemy.

Coincidentally, Shi Heng has both, friends who fought side by side in the early days, and later became inseparable enemies.

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It can be said that the power shuffle of the Battle of Tumubao gave Shi Heng and Shen Yichen the opportunity to emerge at the same time, and in the process of being both enemies and friends, Shen Yichen did many things that exceeded the rules, and no one knew better than Shi Heng.

He wrote arrogance on his face, and Shen Yichen hid his wanton intentions in his heart, and he was a type of person from beginning to end!

"Shen Yuanfu has not promised any benefits, and this official does not care about the real power of the governor's soldiers and horses. Again, the impeachment of Zhongguo Gong is only your disobedience and disobedience, and this official should perform his duties as the secretary of the military department. ”

"In addition, if Shen Yuanfu does something to disrupt the dynasty, as long as it is within the scope of his authority, he will also initiate a court discussion to impeach and ask for guilt!"

Yu Qian replied to Shi Heng's question with righteous words, in the eyes of the outside world, many people do think that he and Shen Yichen are political allies, and the impeachment of Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, must have other plans.

But in fact, Yu Qian and Shen Yichen have a general personal relationship, and the two have never met for a meal, drank a glass of wine, and gave a gift.

The friendship between gentlemen is like water, nothing more than this.

It's a pity that this way of getting along with Yu Qian's righteousness is not believed in Shi Heng's ears at all. Or in the whole world, I believe that there are only a handful of people who believe that Yu Qian is in the world.

Many times, the character of being out of the mud and not stained is indeed so out of place in the turbid officialdom.

"Okay, since Yu Shaobao pays attention to military orders, then Ben Gong will see if such things fall on your head, and whether you can maintain public righteousness!"

"If this duke remembers correctly, Gongzi Ling was given the post of deputy avant-garde deputy thousand households of the Governor's Mansion by the first emperor, right?"

When he said this, a hideous smile appeared on Shi Heng's face.

You must know that his bad relationship with Yu Qian was that he suggested to Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu that Yu Qian's son Yu Mian be given the official position, but he was rejected on the spot and humiliated.

Later, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu was grateful to Yu Qian for his efforts in guarding the city, and still insisted on giving Yu Mian the official position of the avant-garde deputy Qianhu of the Mian Governor's Mansion, but unfortunately Shi Heng was his top boss.

"That's right, I don't know what Zhongguo Gong wants to do?"

Yu Qian responded fearlessly, he was not afraid that Shi Heng would threaten his family.

"As a military attache of the imperial court, how can you stay in Beijing to enjoy yourself, since the defense line of Monan Mongolia is tight and needs the help of the Xuanda border army, how about sending Ling Gongzi Yu Mian to the frontier to fight for the country?"

"Yu Shaobao, as the pillar of the country, should play an exemplary role, he should not feel sorry for his son and disobey orders."

Yu Mian is Yu Qian's only son, and he did not give birth to a boy after getting married.

The ancients had three unfilial pieties, and no queen was great. In ancient times, many people sharpened their heads and wanted to climb up, but what they pursued was the prosperity of a family and the prosperity of their children. Even if he is at the level of Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, he is also fighting for the family inheritance.

Now Shi Heng gave Yu Qian a multiple-choice question, either let his only son die, or slap himself in the face and bow his head and retreat. To be honest, Shi Heng wanted to see if Yu Qian had pretended to be an official for so many years, and he used this move to tear off his hypocrite mask!

It's a pity that Shi Heng's expectations were disappointed, and in the face of the threat of taking his only son, Yu Qian just smiled and said: "The Ming Dynasty has been fighting with the Tartars for a hundred years, and countless heroic soldiers are buried in Mobei, why can't the next one be my son Yu Qian?" ”

"If Yu Mian dies on the battlefield, this official will be proud!"

That's right, Yu Qian is not only iron-clad, he also has no favoritism towards his only son.

There will always be deaths in war, don't the soldiers of the Xuanda Border Army have parents, wives and children?

They are not in the face of a military order, they have to fight for their home and country.

In this case, what is so special about Yu Mian, thanks to the first emperor Yin granted the official position of deputy thousand households, he has already enjoyed the grace of the Ming Dynasty, so he naturally learned about Entu.

You must know that in history, Yu Qian was finally beheaded by Ming Yingzong, and the people who copied the family also held Shi Heng's mentality, thinking that Yu Shaobao, who was in power and opposition, and the image of the iron-clad minister was just a disguise, in order to welcome Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu to obtain the merit of the dragon.

In fact, after raiding the house, even the Jinyi guards who led the team felt ashamed, and they didn't find any gold and silver treasures when they dug three feet into the ground.

Rummaging through the whole house, the most valuable belongings are still the python robe and sword weapon given by Emperor Jingtai, Yu Qian explained what it means to be consistent with words and deeds until his death.

Shi Heng listened to Yu Qian's answer, and felt that his lungs were about to explode, and one hand even subconsciously put it on the hilt of the sword on his waist, intending to slash the other party with a sword to dissipate his anger.

When the guards standing behind him saw this small action, their expressions immediately became a little nervous, Yu Qian was a member of the first rank of the dynasty, and he was still Shi Heng's top boss in name.

If you rush into the mansion like this and stab the other party to death with a sword, it is almost equivalent to a signal of rebellion on the spot, otherwise the court will pursue it and it will be a certain death.

But the problem is that Shi Heng's temper and guards also know that no one dares to stop him in his angry state, and can only expect in his heart that the grandfather must not be impulsive, otherwise it will be out of control!

The atmosphere froze like this, and an invisible murderous aura permeated the room, Yu Qian noticed the small movements in Shi Heng's hand, but he still looked directly at the other party's eyes without fear.

After a long confrontation, Shi Heng slowly loosened the hilt of the sword he was gripping, put down a cruel sentence and said: "Yu Qian, if you want the life of your father, then I will take your son's life first!" ”

After that, he led the guards to walk away!

Looking at Shi Heng's departing back, Yu Qian clenched his fists with both hands, and even trembled slightly due to excessive exertion.

As a parent, how can he care about the safety of his children, but Yu Qian knows that he must not compromise with Shi Heng, that is endangering his family and country!

Shi Heng, who left in a bad mood, soon found that he had suffered not only from Yu Qian's stern rejection, but also from his ally Cao Jixiang. A few days later, the Ministry of War issued another order, ordering Jinyiwei to command Cao Xuan, the commander of the five military camps, as the governor of the rear army in the five military camps.

It means that Cao Jixiang has completely stretched out his hand into the core territory of his Beijing camp!

"Hehe, this is treating my father as a weak and bullying person, and everyone can come and step on it?"

Shi Heng in the public mansion held the order issued by the military department in his hand, and a chilling smile appeared on his face.

"It's tolerable or unbearable, or uncle, let's just rebel!"

When Shi Biao saw his uncle's state, he immediately clapped his eyes and shouted angrily.

During this time, Shen Yichen made one move after another, not only Shi Heng was overwhelmed, but even Shi Biao and other relatives felt aggrieved.

Think about it only half a year ago, Zhongguo Gong Shi Heng was still in the state of "commanding the world, don't dare to disobey" in the government and the opposition, but now everyone dares to come and pick up a tiger beard!

Hearing Shi Biao start babbling again, staff member Zhao Jin could only sigh helplessly at the moment, not knowing what else he could say.

You must know that when Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, came to this point, many times he was blocked by his relatives and generals, and he became more and more arrogant and domineering, which caused the jealousy of civil and military officials, and regarded him as an unpleasant public enemy of the court.

But if you can compromise on how to deal with things, maybe the current situation will be completely different, and it can only be said that a good hand of cards is played poorly.

Shi Heng heard Zhao Jin's sigh next to him, and in the past, he estimated that he would not care about it, and he would continue to be tough. This time, however, he suppressed the anger in his heart, realizing that he seemed to have fallen into a great maelstrom of conspiracy.

really came to the step of raising troops to rebel, I am afraid that he took the initiative to jump into the trap laid by others.

More importantly, Shi Heng may not have any political talent, but his military talent is definitely the top one in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Earlier, he chose to join forces with Shen Yichen to support Emperor Mingliang, because he knew very well that the army was very important, and a division was famous, and if he lacked this, his morale would be low and he would be defeated without a fight.

wanted to join forces with Shen Yichen and control nearly half of the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty, but they were persuaded that they had no chance of winning. Now that he is "turning against Shen Yichen and Cao Jixiang", can he win the world just by relying on the Xuanda Border Army and some soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp?

A: Absolutely impossible!

As a commander, if you don't fight a battle that you will lose, that is the basic professional quality.

Shi Heng calmed down his emotions and asked Zhao Jin in a begging tone, "Mr. Zhao, I don't know what you think about this matter. ”

Faced with Shi Heng's sudden inquiry, Zhao Jin showed a look of surprise on his face, and then joy came to his heart. Only such Shi Heng was the invincible loyal prince of the past few years, and his ambition and arrogance made him lose for a long time.

"Grandpa Hui, now that the situation is very critical, Shen Yichen has put you in a lonely position through various means."

"If you want to break the game, you must work together and make the necessary compromises!"

Zhao Jin's voice fell, and Shi Biao, who was sitting opposite, felt a little unbearable, and got up and was about to refute two soft bones, but he didn't expect Shi Heng to raise his hand to stop it in advance, but humbly asked: "Then may I ask Mr. Zhao, what should my father do to break the situation?" ”

"The first thing is to meet Cao Jixiang and bow to him!"