Xu Youzhen has been dispatched to control the water for five years, and there are feelings of scholars and doctors who have established their lives for the people, and there is also the idea of repaying Shen Yichen's kindness.

But more importantly, Xu Youzhen wants to get ahead, wants to use the immortal skills brought by water control to gain a firm foothold in the court, and wants to make those who have humiliated and laughed at themselves kneel down in front of him in the future.

The big husband can't have the right for a day, I, Xu Youzhen, spent five years just to fight for a breath, just to prove that what I once lost, I can definitely get it back!

Hearing that Xu Youzhen unabashedly wanted the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, Shen Yichen's expression instantly became complicated. Speaking from the heart, this position is in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and it can be said that it is none other than Xu Youzhen, but this guy is not a thing in the pool, once he is given a big enough stage, he can turn into a dragon and set off a storm.

Xu Youzhen's ability can be used on the right path to become the kind of contemporary celebrity who leaves a name in history, and if he uses the wrong direction, the harm may be no less than that of Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng.

Compared with Cao Jixiang, who is shallow in knowledge, and Shi Heng, who is simple-minded, Xu Youzhen is a standard Confucian scholar, and he doesn't know anything about the four books and five classics, astronomy and geography, even if Shen Yichen throws out the experience of later generations, he doesn't dare to say that he can be overwhelmed in terms of knowledge.

The stronger the ability, the more difficult it is to control, Shen Yichen wants to reuse Xu Youzhen to give full play to his talent, but when the other party reveals the desire to compete for power, he is worried that there will be a situation where the tiger will be raised.

It was not until this moment that Shen Yichen realized how Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu felt about himself, the double-edged sword was indeed not so easy to use, and he had to maintain a careful posture at all times to control the best balance point.

"Earlier, in order to implement Yi Chu, the first emperor created a situation where all the Manchu Dynasty were Taibao, and one book was two books. In the past two years, the new monarch has been enthroned and changed the dynasty, and many old ministers have been retired to eliminate the disadvantages of chaotic government affairs. ”

Shen Yichen euphemistically told the difficulty, after all, Shi Pu was younger than Chen Xun, Wang Zhi and others, far from the level of begging bones. In addition, the Ministry of Industry was relatively far away from the center of the political struggle of the imperial court, and he did not leave too many mistakes in his handle, and it was a bit of a problem to force him to abdicate and make Xiandu.

Of course, these are not the most important things, what is the danger of wanting to add to the crime?

Tomorrow when you enter the yamen of the Ministry of Industry, whether you come out with your left foot or your right foot first, you can find fault and find trouble.

The reason why Shen Yichen said this, on the one hand, was that it was not time to completely tear his face with the civil official group, and on the other hand, he wanted to test Xu Youzhen's attitude and see how much he had changed in the past few years.

I saw that Xu Youzhen listened to Shen Yichen's embarrassing words, and replied in a very calm tone: "There is no merit in being in an important position, that is the biggest mistake, there are too many people in the court corpse vegetarian meal, instead of letting them live in a mess, there should be capable people living there!" ”

Xu Youzhen's words inadvertently revealed a domineering attitude, which is the conceit and pride he really buried deep in his bones. You must know that after the success of the change in history, Xu Youzhen served as the first assistant of the cabinet, and soon turned against Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng.

The reason for turning his face is also very simple, it has nothing to do with the distribution of interests and conflicts, it is purely that Xu Youzhen looks down on eunuchs and martial artists in her heart, disdains to be in the company of real villains, and thinks that her previous behavior is just to endure humiliation.

The current Xu Youzhen also looks down on Shi Pu, and he can serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry or rely on bribing Jin Ying to take the position. The achievements that the Ministry of Industry has been able to show in recent years are basically all the achievements of Xu Youzhen in controlling water in various places.

With such a capable person, why can he be in the position of the six books?

In the face of Xu Youzhen's words, in addition to feeling the conceit and disdain hidden in his heart, Shen Yichen also faintly felt that this kind of statement was somewhat familiar. During the previous assessment of the officials of the ministry, Li Xian had said similar words to himself, and the attitudes and thoughts of the two were exactly the same!

"Xu Shilang, do you think you are the capable one?"

"Of course, if Xia Guan serves as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, he will definitely be able to repair roads, open up Tuntian, and greatly develop water conservancy, laying a solid foundation for Shen Gongbao to create a peaceful and prosperous era!"

Xu Youzhen's tone is very firm, and the grace of retribution is not just lip service, it needs to be supported by practical actions. Although he has not served as a teacher in Beijing over the years, through the exchange of letters with Li Xian and members of the Shen Party, he is very clear about the grand cause in Shen Yichen's heart.

If you want to conquer the Quartet and reproduce the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties, you must have strong national strength to support it, and the foundation of national strength and people's livelihood lies in the supervision of the Ministry of Industry. Five years of water control is just the beginning, if he can serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Xu Youzhen plans to build a large number of civil works and completely change the current infrastructure of the Ming Dynasty.

To be honest, Shen Yichen's heart was moved at this moment, he needed a right-hand man to do practical things. Don't look at the Ministry of Industry at the end of the six, in fact, it plays one of the best roles in people's livelihood, Xu Youzhen is the most perfect candidate, and there is no one!

"The peaceful and prosperous era is not created for the cabinet, but for the people of the world, since Xu Shilang is so proud, then simply turn him upside down."

At this time, Shen Yichen finally made up his mind, not only planning to reuse Xu Youzhen, but also preparing to start with something that had been planned for a long time.

A few years ago, Shen Yichen promulgated the "Sect Regulation", which restricted the privileges of the entire Ming Dynasty clan in the form of a law, and greatly reduced the expenses of the imperial court to support the clan, and also collected a large amount of tax silver from the royal palace.

But the imperial relatives are not Shen Yichen's ultimate goal, if he wants to change the current situation of the Ming Dynasty's financial shortage from the root, and avoid the end of the dynasty that eventually leads to land annexation, then the privileges of the scholar class have to be attacked!

It's just that this class is too powerful, and the Confucian feudal dynasty has been precipitated for thousands of years, and it is almost confronted by the law of the individual. Shen Yichen's original idea was to unite with Shi Heng and use the power of the martial arts class to confront the civil officials and doctors, but the other party's mud couldn't support the wall, and Shi Heng impulsively didn't play according to the rules of officialdom without breaking it, and directly raised troops to lift the table.

Without Shi Heng's shield, and Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is too tactful, in the past few years since the promulgation of the "Sect and Domain Regulations", Shen Yichen has never found a chance to attack the civil official group and the scholar class behind it.

Now if you want Xu Youzhen to replace Shi Pu's position, then it means breaking the tacit understanding of the "truce" with the civilian clique. Anyway, there will be a war, so why not turn this war without gunpowder into a decisive battle?

The western expedition of Zhongguo Gong Shi Heng is imminent, and the Northern Expedition prepared by Shen Yichen is also on the agenda.

The already poor people at the bottom could not be allowed to bear the expenses brought about by the war, but on the contrary, the scholar class did not suffer any losses, and could even take advantage of the bankruptcy of the peasants to make a fortune.

"Shen Gongbao, what do you need to do?"

A touch of fanaticism appeared on Xu Youzhen's face, he didn't know what Shen Yichen's ultimate goal was, but he knew very well that if he wanted to take the position, there would be an officialdom earthquake that would trigger an exchange of power.

Shen Yichen was ready to make the big one, which coincided with Xu Youzhen's ambition or expectations, and he couldn't wait.

"Impeach Shi Pu."

At the beginning of May of the second year of Ming Liang, a month after Xu Youzhen returned to Beijing to report on his work, a public impeachment letter was submitted to the emperor's imperial edict. The content is to report that Shi Pu, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, flattered Wang Zhen in the early days, and privately colluded with the power to bring disaster to the country and the people.

Later, he bribed the former master of ceremonies and the former master of ceremonies, Yin Jinying, who was corrupt and perverted the law, connived at the clan slaves to bully men and women, forcibly seized them, and also bought land in his hometown of Linzhang, which the people called "Shibancheng".

The impeachment of just excavating these old things is not enough to bring down Shi Pu, what really plays a fatal role is Shi Mu's death, Shi Pu should go back to his hometown to worry, he really doesn't want to put down his power and go back, so he has to let the emperor keep the "love".

Shi Pu concealed the news of his mother's worries and still stayed in the court to serve, which was simply an unacceptable thing in ancient times when he ruled the world with filial piety, and it instantly caused a lot of controversy inside and outside the government.

In the mansion of Hu Hui, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Shi Pu, who was at the center of the storm of public opinion, was pacing back and forth with a pale face at the moment, dense beads of sweat like soybeans falling from his forehead, anxiously waiting for Hu Hui's reception.

After about a quarter of an hour, Hu Hu appeared in the lobby belatedly, and before he could open his mouth to prepare a polite word, Shi Pu rushed over and grabbed his wrist and begged: "Uncle Zong, please come to the rescue, this time someone wants to put the official to death!" ”

If these impeached charges are confirmed, it is a trivial matter to lose office and remove from office, and I am seriously afraid that I will be imprisoned. Shi Pu is now over sixty years old, how can his body and bones withstand the torment of prison, if he really goes in and doesn't care about the final punishment, I'm afraid he will lose half his life first.

"Da Sikong, as an important minister of the cabinet, why is he so unbreathable."

Hu Hui replied as usual, from the moment he knew that Shi Pu was impeached, he understood that someone was deliberately behind the scenes. Unable to find this master, there was no point in panicking, and Shi Pu was a little embarrassed.

It may be that Hu Hui's calmness appeased Shi Pu, or it may be that his words ignited Shi Pu's pride as a cabinet minister.

I saw Shi Pu take a few heavy breaths, calm down his panic, and then speak: "Uncle Zong, the matter mentioned in this impeachment letter is very secretive, and there is definitely careful planning and preparation behind it. ”

"If you just have a personal grudge with this official, it's just that, judging from the other party's prepared posture, I'm afraid it's Xiang Zhuang dancing sword Yi Peigong!"

After all, Shi Pu has been in the officialdom for many years, and after stabilizing his emotions, his thinking immediately became much more meticulous, and at the same time, he also hinted at Hu Hu by the way, so as to bind the two sides together, so that there is no need to worry that the other party will choose to stand by.

"What do you mean, that the content of the impeachment is true?"

Hu Hu was not led away by Shi Pu's words, but on the contrary, he first determined whether the impeachment letter was groundless or conclusive.

"This ......"

Facing Hu Hui's inquiry, Shi Pu's face became a little ugly, after all, it was very shameful for a literati to stammer and bribe the eunuchs, not to mention that he was also an important minister in the cabinet.

It's just that now, face is no longer the most critical point, how to save your life.

I saw Shi Pu gritted his teeth and nodded: "The official did some ridiculous things back then, but not many people knew about it very secretively, especially bribing Jin Ying without a third party, it was simply scary!" ”

"Do you know the officials who impeached?"

Hu Hui continued to ask, the impeached official is the inspector of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he belongs to one of the officials of the Kedaoyan. Usually there is no sense of presence in the court, let alone the eyes of the cabinet minister, but such a small character knows everything about Shi Pu, and he wants to know if there is any hidden meaning behind it.

"I don't know, I've never met him, and I didn't even know his name until after the impeachment."

After saying this, Shi Pu seemed to think of something, and hurriedly added: "This official is a newcomer who was promoted after the last official examination, and it seems that he belongs to the Shen Party!" ”

"That's right."

"By the way?"

Shi Pu's face was full of surprise at the moment, he didn't understand what Hu Hu wanted to express.

"If there is no third party to the bribery field, then if it is known to the outside world, it can only be passed on by Jin Ying except for you. But Jin Ying is different from Wang Zhen, he was very low-key during his tenure as the master of ceremonies, and he is definitely not the kind of person who is not strict in his mouth. ”

"But Jin Ying was involved in the change of seizing the door, and before he was transferred to Ying Tianfu for the elderly, Jin Yiwei went to his mansion to search, and it must have been at that time that he found out about your bribery. Coupled with the background of the impeachment of the supervisory Yu Shi Shen Party, then the mastermind behind it is about to come out. ”

After that, Hu Hu glanced at Shi Pu meaningfully, waiting for the other party to say an answer.

"Shen Yichen!"

Shi Pu gritted his teeth and said these three words, in fact, he did not suspect Shen Yichen, but over the years, the two sides have always belonged to the well water and not the river water, and they don't even have the most basic intersection on weekdays.

In addition, during the period when Shen Yichen was in charge of the government, not to mention that the prime minister could support the boat in his belly, compared with the ministers who had reached the peak of the Ming Dynasty, his strength and tolerance were definitely the number one who could be ranked, so that he didn't look like a person who would do such a thing as impeachment behind his back.

The only point that can be explained is to pave the way for Xu Youzhen's ascension, and he wants his title of the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

It's just that the relationship between Shen Yichen and Xu Youzhen is really so close that it makes the head of the cabinet unscrupulous?

Shi Pu couldn't understand this, in fact, Hu Hu was also a little puzzled, why Shen Yichen attached so much importance to a villain like Xu Youzhen, who was greedy for power. The two sides have been fighting openly and secretly for so many years, what kind of person is Shen Yichen, Hu Hu knows in his heart, he and Xu Youzhen will not be the same people.

If you don't understand something, put it aside for the time being, and solve the problem in front of you first. Wang Zhen and Jin Ying are in the past tense, and what is really tricky is the connivance of the clansmen and domestic slaves, as well as the concealment of their mother's worries.

Especially the latter, Hu Hu felt that Shi Pu was carried away by his official position, and he could wait for the emperor to win the favor, and then go back to Ding Wei to operate a "recovery" in the court, so why take a huge risk to hide it?

"Zhongyu (Shi Puzi), you are too worried about this matter, the top priority is to plead with Your Majesty first, and then I will find a way to intercede."

Facing Hu Hui's blame, Shi Pu replied with a painful face: "Uncle Zong, you don't know, I actually received the news of my mother's worries from my hometown after the impeachment, and I didn't think to hide it beforehand!" ”

What?

Hearing this, Hu Hui's expression instantly became solemn, it seems that things are far from being as simple as he thought.