The two looked at each other like this, their eyes were filled with a complex emotion, in fact, since Shen Yichen served as the first assistant of the cabinet, the two sides knew that the conflict of power and ideas would lead to incompatibility in the end.

But Shen Yichen and Hu Hu both understand a truth, that is, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, especially when the empire is suffering from chaos and waiting to be rebuilt, let alone being seriously ill and tossed with medicine.

Just like the most famous Sui Dynasty, from the perspective of later generations, Emperor Yang of Sui can be regarded as making great efforts, and all kinds of super engineering construction works for thousands of years, but it has become a disaster to work hard and quickly together.

In addition, Hu Hui understands that Shen Yichen is in the stage of the sun, and many parties choose to deliberately retreat and compromise, and the two sides have always maintained the critical point of fighting but not breaking, maintaining the overall stability of the situation in the court, so that Daming can recuperate in the past few years, and be worthy of the four words of Guotai and Min'an.

But at this point, whether the two sides want it or not, this equilibrium will be broken. After all, recuperation is to prepare for a stronger outbreak, just like behind the "Emperor Wen" of the previous dynasties, most of them followed the "Emperor Wu" to open up the territory.

From the first year of Jingtai to the second year of Mingliang, five years of dormancy and forbearance have gradually reached the stage of drastic reform, and then there is enough national strength to take revenge on the northern enemy.

To tell the truth, regardless of whether Xu Youzhen returns to Beijing for impeachment or not, the general trend of history will push Shen Yichen to declare war on the civilian official group, and there is no way out.

Shen Yichen jumped out of the carriage, took the lead in front of Hu Hu, and respectfully bowed his hand: "The younger generation has seen the great uncle. ”

Now that this is not in the court, Shen Yichen is still holding the junior ceremony, and if you count it carefully, the Chengguo Mansion and Hu Hu are indeed close to each other, and the eldest son Zhu Yi is Hu Hui's son-in-law.

"You're welcome to the north."

Shen Yichen greeted him as a junior, and Hu Hu naturally chose a more intimate way and did not address his official position.

"The old man happens to have something to discuss with you to the north, or he will ride all the way."

"It's a coincidence that it can't be written, and the younger generation also has this intention."

"Please."

Without too many greetings, Shen Yichen got into Hu Hui's carriage, which was not inferior in luxury compared to the Chengguo Mansion, showing the heritage of the court's veteran ministers.

"To the north, the old man knows your straightforward character, so don't go around and talk about it."

"Uncle Zong, although he speaks bluntly."

"Okay, the old man wants to know if the impeachment of Shi Shangshu in the court has anything to do with you?"

The two have been officials in the same dynasty for so many years, Hu Hu knows that there is no need to twist and turn with Shen Yichen, and more than a dozen letters have been submitted to the General Administration, which means that no matter whether the emperor is young or not, he has to give a response to such a big battle, and the time is very urgent.

"Yes."

Shen Yichen nodded very simply, and did not bring Xu Youzhen out, this is the responsibility that the leader of the "camp" should have.

If the boss can't resist, who will obey the younger brother below?

Hearing Shen Yichen's answer, even if it was an expected result, Hu Hui's face changed slightly in an instant.

To be honest, he knew that the battle of ideas with Shen Yichen would break out, but he didn't expect it to come so suddenly, and he was simply unprepared. In addition, there is another point that Hu Hu is very reluctant to admit in his heart, that is, the old civil official group led by him, Shen Yichen looks old in front of the group of newcomers, and the winning chance is getting smaller and smaller.

"Back then, you impeached me in the north, and now you impeach Shi Shangshu, and there is no one right or wrong in the political struggle in the court. But there is one thing that the old man does not dare to agree with, that is, the disaster does not affect the family, and the matter of Shi Shangshu's mother's worries is too coincidental, is there really nothing strange in it? ”

The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was relatively clean in the early stage, not to mention the calamity to the family, even if the political opponents won, they basically chose the point to the end, and one side could secretly ignore the official.

This unspoken rule was not broken until the fierce party struggle during the Jiajing Dynasty and the execution of Xia Yan, the head of the cabinet. If Shi Pu's mother's worries are really related to Shen Yichen, it means that the other party has broken the specifications of officialdom, no matter how unwilling Hu Hu is to tear his face, I am afraid that he will have to do it to the end for the sake of his own death.

"Uncle Zong, the younger generation has never done such a thing, and the content of the impeachment is justified."

"Then why can Shi Shangshu's mother's worry, impeachment be known faster than himself?"

After that, Hu Hui added meaningfully: "To the north, remember that playing with fire will burn yourself." ”

Even if Hu Hu didn't think that this matter would be related to Shen Yichen when he talked to Shi Pu, he still mentioned it at the moment and gave the police. This is to put pressure on the other side, and it is also a negotiation technique to gain the upper hand in the subsequent fight for benefits.

Impeachment learned sooner than the person?

Hearing Hu Hui's words, Shen Yichen was shocked.

When he discussed with Bian He before, he purely felt that the timing of Shi Pu's mother's worries was too coincidental, and he vaguely felt that with Xu Youzhen's previous extreme personality, maybe it would be related.

But then again, Shi Pu himself is over sixty years old, and the old lady is over eighty years old, and he can be called an absolute old birthday star in the Ming Dynasty. What are the three long and two short at this age, to be honest, it is not surprising, and it is unreasonable to insist on buttoning Xu Youzhen's head.

But now this is really a bit unexpected, how did Xu Youzhen learn faster than Shi Pu himself that the strength of the "Shen Party" is so strong, or is it that Jinyi Wei or the state capital does not accept it at night, and Xu Youzhen has installed his own people?

This Shen Yichen felt like a numb heart, but Hu Hu couldn't show it in front of him, so he could only pretend to be calm and replied: "Uncle Zong, it's normal for the resources controlled by the younger generation to transmit news faster than ordinary families, so why bother to blame it?" ”

Shen Yichen's answer, Hu Hu immediately realized that the other party was talking about Jinyiwei, and when someone was indeed staring at Shi Pu's hometown, he used the post station system to transmit the news, so that it was faster than a private funeral.

Since the other party has denied it, there is no point in continuing to entangle Hu Hu in this matter, and the effect of clicking has been achieved, and it is time to get down to business.

"I hope so."

"Back then, Shen Gongbao took the initiative to make trouble and got the position of the first assistant of the cabinet and the secretary of the ministry, what do you want to get now, the title of the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, or the old man's book of rites?"

The clay figure also has three points of earthiness, not to mention Hu Hu, who is a veteran of the Six Dynasties. At this moment, there is no need to hide it anymore, Shen Yichen makes a move and accepts it himself, just to see if the other party will be too open-mouthed.

"The Ministry of Works."

"Okay, it's worthy that you are sinking to the north, and you really have a sharp edge in your bones!"

Hu Hui opened his mouth to "praise", and in the eyes of outsiders, Shen Yichen has been in a high position in the past few years, and it seems that he has always maintained the posture of a corporal of courtesy. Only he knew very well that beneath the humble exterior of this kid was youthful frivolity.

The opening is the Ministry of Industry, is the Minister of the Cabinet so worthless these years?

"Uncle Dazong praises it."

Shen Yichen naturally heard the sarcasm in the other party's tone, and responded without saltiness.

You must know that when he was still a small person, he dared to refuse Hu Hu, the first emperor entrusted a lonely god, and now the two sides are completely at the same level, and even the power of Shen Yichen's cabinet is even higher, how can he care about these extraneous voices.

"Xu Shilang has made immortal contributions to water control, and he should be rewarded with officials and knights, which is not a good point. But Shi Shangshu has also been conscientious during his tenure over the years, and he has made small losses and big mistakes in his private section, is it a bit deceitful to impeach so fiercely! ”

"The old man is just old, and he hasn't entered the ground yet, and I hope that Shen Gongbao will understand the truth that it is too much."

To be honest, Shi Pu is not a core member of the civil official group, and he can even be called an enemy in the early days, after all, he is holding the thigh of the eunuch Wang Zhen. However, just like Shen Yichen's thoughts, as the leader of one camp, if he can't resist at a critical moment, then the loss is not just a Shi Pu, but the people's hearts are scattered, and the team is not easy to lead.

Especially Shen Yichen's impeachment methods, they are simply rushing to dismiss him and ask for the guilt, and Shi Pu will most likely be out of luck.

The Manchu Dynasty civil and military affairs achieved the position of minister of the cabinet, and whoever is cleaner than whom, if you really pick a problem, you can be imprisoned and punished!

In the face of Hu Hui's accusation, Shen Yichen was silent, and then sighed heavily.

The impeachment incident is so intense, it is really out of Shen Yichen's plan, but the matter has come to this point, whether he agrees with Xu Youzhen's style of action or not, he must stick to it to the end.

"Uncle Dazong, the times have changed, and the imperial court needs enterprising officials to reform the Ming Dynasty, otherwise it will fall into the fate of declining dynasties. Speaking from the heart, from the end of the orthodox dynasty, natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued, if there is no younger generation in charge of the court, the peace and chaos of the border, the opening of the sea ban, the town of the feudal domains, and the collection of deed taxes. ”

"What kind of scene will Daming be today?"

Shen Yichen rarely flaunted his exploits, which seemed to him to be just something that a ruler should do.

But I have to admit that Shen Yichen's reforms and changes over the years have brought a new feeling to the court, and foreign wars have opened up territories to conquer southern Mongolia and Luchuan, and the people have been able to live and work in peace and contentment.

At least not according to the original trend of history, the arrival of the Xiaoice River period led to hunger and cold in the state capitals, and starvation was everywhere!

Now the Ming Dynasty has come to the crossroads of history, as long as it can defeat the northern Mongolia, a century-old enemy, it will be able to open up the Silk Road on the road to restore the tradition in the Western Regions, and produce close cultural exchanges with the West that is in the midst of the Renaissance.

You must know that at the same time as the Ming Dynasty, the Eastern Dynasty was still discussing it, and when it followed the teachings of Cheng Zhu Lixue and sages, the Western world had undergone earth-shaking changes, and began to question the traditional geocentric theory and study natural science.

Many people may not know that Xu Youzhen is actually in the same era as Leonardo da Vinci, and both of them are all-rounders who are not good at astronomy and geography, and they can theoretically leave a strong mark on natural science.

It's a pity that Leonardo da Vinci promoted the process of human civilization, inspired Copernicus's "heliocentric theory" later, and a large number of early scientists, but Xu Youzhen was defeated in Gong Dou and died depressed.

"To the north, the old man does not deny your achievements in the past few years in power, otherwise he will not retreat step by step from the court, so that you can let it go."

"But the reform can't be rushed overnight, let alone use methods similar to party struggle, and with Xu Youzhen's character, can he really be qualified for the post of secretary of the Ministry of Industry?"

"To the north, you must have the wisdom to know people!"

Hu Hui has led the civil official group to appease and compromise in recent years, on the one hand, Shen Yichen is too strong, and he has successfully blocked Yin Ranfa every time. On the other hand, Hu Hu recognized Shen Yichen's ability and achievements, and knew that his rule could make the Ming Dynasty strong again, and if he blocked the hostility, he was afraid that he would become a historical sinner.

But what kind of character Xu Youzhen is, Hu Hu couldn't know it very well, if he didn't have the work of controlling the water this time, he would be purely a despicable villain who is greedy for fame and profit. In the early days, in order to be able to ascend to the throne, various drill camps were associated with high-ranking officials in the court, including but not limited to Yang Pu, Yu Qian, Chen Xun and others.

The nature of the country is easy to change, and Hu Hu seems to be Shen Yichen, but he is just another object who was stammered by Xu Youzhen.

In addition, Shi Pu's mother's worries, if it really has nothing to do with Shen Yichen, Hu Hu suspects that Xu Youzhen will most likely not be able to get rid of it, and only he will not use it.

"There is no doubt that Xu Shilang is qualified for the post of secretary of the Ministry of Industry, his ability is a hundred times stronger than Shi Pu."

"In addition, the great uncle wants to talk about being a person, and the younger generation has also been questioned like this, and he used a sentence to encourage himself at that time, which is called talking about deeds regardless of the heart, and talking about the heart is perfect."

"No matter what Xu Shilang wants to do, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages!"

That's right, this is the fundamental reason why Shen Yichen chose Xu Youzhen, what he wanted to choose was not a moral great, but a capable minister who benefited the country and the people in the position of secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

thinks that he also bowed his head to Wang Zhen back then, and the outside world seems to flatter Yang Pu to the top position, which can be called the public enemy of the official and the clear stream.

But so what?

The eldest husband was born between heaven and earth, and he can be ashamed of his conscience!

The Ming Dynasty needed a science and engineering genius to lead the infrastructure construction, and the construction of the Qin Straight Road, the Great Wall of the Han Dynasty, and the Sui Canal benefited the Chinese people for thousands of years. Nowadays, engineering is regarded as an era of strange skills, and the entire Ming Dynasty cannot find a second Xu Youzhen, whose existence will change the concept of the world.

Let the scholars and scholars see that the despised tricks and tricks can also take the position of cabinet minister, and be reused by the Yuan Fu of the current dynasty. Even Shen Yichen has always acquiesced to the development of the "Shen Party", in addition to bringing support to himself, he also hopes that Xu Youzhen's case can influence young officials and enhance the importance and status of the Ministry of Industry.

It is no exaggeration to say that in Shen Yichen's reform plan in the future, the Ministry of Industry will definitely not become the end of the six ministries, at least to the middle and upper class.

"The advantages outweigh the disadvantages, it seems that Shen Gongbao has made up his mind."

Speaking of this, Hu Hu felt that he couldn't convince Shen Yichen, and the other party had already made up his mind.

"That's right, and the younger generation's intentions are not only to be the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, but also to expect the cooperation of the great uncle."

"What more do you want?"

Hu Hu snorted coldly, it seemed that Shen Yichen was completely unaware of his threat, and he actually wanted to gain an inch.

"The gentry are all on errands!"