"Princess, do you know what the consequences of such a definition of internal phase will be?"

Shen Yichen lost the disguised look of shock on his face, and very calmly picked up the wine glass from the table and tasted it carefully. When Wang Cheng said the words Cao Jixiang's "heart of disobedience", the other party had no way back, and it was time to take advantage of it.

Seeing the change in the expression on Shen Yichen's face, Wang Cheng had already realized something, but he laughed at himself and replied: "Our family has been holding the palm seal of the Imperial Horse Supervisor all these years, and the scenery is beautiful on the surface, but behind the scenes, it is a lost dog!" ”

"In addition, our family also knows that between Shen Yuanfu and Cao Jixiang, on the bright side, the harmonious gas well water does not interfere with the river water, and they are accumulating strength to catch each other's handles behind their backs, just waiting for the day when they will be wiped out."

"Shen Yuanfu has been in power for a few years, not to mention his political achievements, just in terms of being an official and being a person, it can be said that it is obvious to all inside and outside the government and the opposition. If you continue to follow Cao Jixiang, you will only be abandoned by him as a substitute ghost, and on the contrary, if you take refuge in you, Shen Yuanfu, may be able to pick up a life. ”

"Putting death and resurrection, our family has shown enough sincerity, so there is no need for Shen Yuanfu to continue to pretend to be clear."

Having said that, it is really straight to the point, Wang Cheng chose to take refuge in Shen Yichen, on the condition that the other party must ensure his net worth. And compared with Cao Jixiang's insidious cunning, Shen Yichen can definitely be regarded as a righteous gentleman who keeps his promises, and countless political enemies have practiced this over the years.

"The prince is bright, the cabinet department toasts you!"

After Shen Yichen heard this, he raised the wine glass in his hand and toasted Wang Cheng with a glass of wine.

It seems that the life of groveling in the Imperial Horse Prison in the past few years has smoothed out a lot of ambition and arrogance on Wang Cheng's body, and he has recognized the reality that he is no longer the popular former minister of the Qiandi.

"Our family thanked Shen Yuanfu."

This time, Shen Yichen took the initiative to toast, and Wang Cheng stood up to take the cup, which is equivalent to completely reversing the identity of the host and guest of both sides, and also clarifying the "superiority and inferiority".

"I think that Wang Zhen brought disaster to the country and the people, and Daming almost fell half of the country, and the cabinet department, as the cabinet assistant, has the responsibility of supporting the country and the society, and it is impossible to watch Cao Jixiang transgress and plot rebellion."

"But the five military camps and Tengxiang and the four guards add up to more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, which can be said to be a great matter, and if the Beijing division is not careful, it will be the people who will suffer."

"The premise of taking Cao Jixiang is to cut off his military power, the Cao clan is not easy to control in Jingying, and Tengxiang Siwei is still nominally under the control of the prince no matter what. Presumably after all these years of serving as the palm print, there are still a few henchmen in the army, right? ”

Shen Yichen asked Wang Cheng with a surging smile, in fact, when the two first came into contact, Wang Cheng said the words of walking around more, which already showed that he was not satisfied with the ambition of the eunuch in charge of the internal official seal.

Since it is not a fuel-efficient lamp, Cao Jixiang placed him in the position of the eunuch of the palm seal of the imperial horse supervisor for more than four years, and it is impossible to be a puppet so willingly.

"Don't hide it from Shen Yuanfu, Cao Jixiang reused the generals to suppress dissidents, and there are indeed a few Tengxiang four guard generals who are relatively close to our family."

The situation has come to this point, even if he realizes in his heart that he is about to become a pawn for Shen Yichen to move on Cao Jixiang, Wang Cheng has no choice but to be honest and honest.

"It seems that the prince's palm print has not been in vain in the past few years."

Shen Yichen said meaningfully, and then added: "The cabinet will give the prince a batch of silver taels, and you try to win over some Han generals who are in charge of the four guards to ensure that they will not defect to Cao Jixiang." ”

"Then it is to greatly deduct the salary of the generals, and guide them to gather to make trouble and even make trouble, and the cabinet department will mobilize Jinyi Wei and Jingwei to cooperate with the prince to suppress the rebellion, so as to eliminate the existence of the generals and completely control the four guards of Tengxiang."

"But during the whole process, the prince must convince Cao Jixiang that the rebellion was an accidental thing, and it had nothing to do with the Cabinet Department, and Teng Xiang Siwei was still under his control."

"How to do it, I believe the prince should know it in his heart."

If Wang Cheng still had some doubts about his current situation in his heart before, then when Shen Yichen said this, he could already be sure that he was caught in a game.

From beginning to end, everything that happened was the result of Shen Yichen's deliberate arrangement, and his goal had long been aimed at Cao Jixiang!

"Shen Yuanfu is planning from afar, Cao Jixiang has found the wrong opponent."

Wang Cheng replied with a complicated expression, the taste of being a chess piece is not comfortable, I just want to be on Shen Yichen's chessboard, I am not an outcast.

"It's not that Cao Jixiang is looking for the wrong opponent, it's that he crossed the line."

"Internal officials, they should not stretch out their hands to the outside court, let alone to the army."

"Presumably, this truth is clearer to the prince."

Shen Yichen's words are beating Wang Cheng, after all, he also controls the "half of the country" of Tengxiang Siwei. And with Cao Jixiang's forces being cleared, then he will become a veritable eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and he must let Wang Cheng understand where the border is in advance.

Death to those who cross the line!

"Yes, we understand."

Facing Shen Yichen in this state, Wang Cheng was really scared in his heart, and at the same time, he personally realized why Wang Zhen, Shi Heng, Cao Jixiang and others were all knocked down one by one, and there was no better hiding a knife in laughter.

Sure enough, he is still a literati, the most treacherous and cunning!

Having said that, everything that should be arranged has been arranged, and what should be beaten has also been done. Shen Yichen has never been the kind of person who humiliates the other party and gets authoritative satisfaction, and the next thing is to talk to Wang Cheng very politely.

On the other side, Wang Cheng was also very good-looking, and specially called the arranged singer to help the fun, until the wine passed three rounds and the song ended, Shen Yichen stood up and said goodbye: "It's late at night, and there are still cheap people waiting for the cabinet to go back, and you can drink with the prince at any time in the coming day." ”

"Shen Yuanfu is willing to appreciate his face, our family simply can't ask for it, and it is inconvenient to send it far away due to identity restrictions, so Shen Yuanfu walks slowly."

Wang Cheng stood up and returned the salute, he and Shen Yichen had a secret meeting, and if they were seen by someone with a heart, they were afraid that it would arouse Cao Jixiang's suspicion.

"You're welcome."

Shen Yichen understood the other party's concerns, smiled and waved his hand and prepared to leave.

But when he walked to the door, he didn't know if Wang Cheng had drunk too much, or if he was really puzzled in his heart, so he actually asked, "Shen Yuanfu, there is still something in our family that needs to be solved." ”

"Princess, please speak."

"Father-in-law Shu...... Is it Shen Yuanfu's people? ”

He was humiliated by the little eunuch under Cao Jixiang, and temporarily decided to take refuge with Shen Yichen, so he issued an invitation to invite him.

As a result, judging from Shen Yichen's step-by-step approach, the other party had prepared a plan for a long time, Wang Cheng didn't believe that there was such a coincidence in the world, although it was stupid to ask in person, but he still did it.

"Princess, you drank too much, go back and rest early."

Shen Yichen didn't admit it, nor did he deny it, but just reminded Wang Cheng with a smile.

In a sense, this is a kind of acquiescence.

The palm seal of the Imperial Horse Supervisor has the military power of the four guards of Tengxiang, which is the largest military force in the imperial city, and Shen Yichen has thrown himself into the trap of several palace changes before, and he definitely does not want to let this force be in the hands of political enemies.

It's just that as the Yuanfu of the Foreign Dynasty, he is naturally in a state of opposition to the eunuch group, and it is not enough to beat Wang Cheng to rely on him to consciously not cross the line, and someone needs to form a state of checks and balances in the Imperial Horse Prison, and Shu Liang is the candidate selected by Shen Yichen.

After so many years of officialdom, Shen Yichen is no longer the stunned young man he was at the beginning, and there will be no shortage of means.

got Shen Yichen's answer, a wry smile appeared at the corner of Wang Cheng's mouth, Shu Liang was his old friend in the first emperor's palace, but he chose "betrayal", which is really embarrassing and ironic.

Just when Shen Yichen and Wang Cheng on the Jingshi side made a plan and gradually tightened the noose around Cao Jixiang's neck, the Tiansheng Khan of the Western Regions also held a banquet first, and the target was the Eastern Chagatai Khan-Ye Buhua II.

It is also a coincidence that the Ming Dynasty, the Mongol Khanate, and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate almost had three fratricidal dramas for power and power at the same time in less than 20 years.

In fact, the second son of the former Khan of Eastern Chagatai defeated the other party in the war of his brother and ascended the throne of Khan, and also conquered the Timurid Emperor, one of the four major Mongolian khanates in Central Asia and South Asia, and seized a large territory of Kashgar in the Western Regions, creating the last glory of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

It stands to reason that he can expand his territory and be regarded as a male lord, but he didn't spend a lot of time to complete the integration of the internal departments of the Khanate and "cut the domain", which led to the mountains inside the Khanate, and the real controller was actually the Eastern Chagatai aristocratic group.

Of course, even if the nobles were in power, they still had the title of Great Khan and a certain authority, and their actual status and situation were similar to those of the previous Tatar chieftain. This time, he received an invitation from the Heavenly Sage Khan, and he also came to the Hami Acropolis to meet with him, and the content of the discussion was about the Ming Dynasty's Western Expedition.

To be honest, the meeting between these two people was actually full of contradictions and embarrassment. The reason is that the Mongol Khanate, which was also founded by Tiansheng Khan, was actually the suzerainty of the four generations of khanates, but the problem is that it is not the bloodline of the golden family, to put it bluntly, it is a rebellious minister and thief who plots to usurp the throne.

Even if the Eastern Chagatai Khanate only has one title of the four great khanates left, the Great Khan is really a descendant of Genghis Khan, should he be honored as the Great Khan first, or should he be angrily denounced as a rebellious minister and thief who occupies the magpie's nest?

However, in this year, he can be in a high position, and he naturally controls the skills of seeing people and talking about people, and the two sides have a very tacit understanding to avoid the inheritance of the Mongol Khanate, only emphasizing the friendship of the same clan and the threat brought by the Ming Empire.

After some polite greetings, he also spoke first: "Don't sweat, I have sent someone to inform you of the Ming Kingdom's westward expedition earlier, and now they are loyal to the country and Shi Heng led 50,000 troops to garrison Jiayuguan, and they will attack again at any time." ”

"To tell the truth, the Liaodong Army of the Ming State and the Monan Army, in order to cooperate with the Western Expeditionary Army, are invading the Horqin and Oirat regions of the Mongolian Khanate. If Ben Khan chooses to withdraw his troops and return to help, then he will definitely not be able to protect the seven guards of Kansai. ”

"Once the Seven Guards of Kansai are occupied by the Ming State, then the next target is the Western Regions region occupied by the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, which is the thousand-year-old homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and they are ready to return to their homeland."

"The Han people have an old saying, called the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, I believe that you must have heard it without sweating, and now it has reached this stage!"

Tiansheng Khan also spoke very sincerely, stating the pros and cons of the situation, hoping to convince not to sweat. The reason why Yu Qian's troops were only harassed by the Tartars and did not encounter the main forces of the Tartars was that he first understood what Shen Yichen's main attack goal was.

The Seven Guards of Kansai must not be withdrawn, once the main force of 100,000 Mongolian iron cavalry returns to aid Eastern Mongolia, then it is only a matter of time before it is captured by the Western Expeditionary Army led by Shi Heng only by relying on the combat effectiveness of tens of thousands of servants.

However, after a long-term two-front battle, even if the entire Mobei Mongolia has now completed the unification and absorbed the three Jurchen tribes to increase the number of troops, it is still impossible to fight a war of attrition with the behemoth of the Ming Kingdom, which is also very clear-headed.

If you want to stop the Ming Kingdom's ambition of the Western Expedition and Northern Expedition from the root, you must find an ally to help, and the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, which occupies the Western Regions, has a crisis of losing its lips and teeth, and it is undoubtedly the most suitable object!

Listening to this first's words, Buhua Khan's face was very solemn, although the Eastern Chagatai Khanate did not participate in the war in Chijin Mongolia, but they sent sentinels to investigate the whole process, and clearly realized that the strength of the Ming soldiers and horses, their westward expedition was not a good slogan, but a real soldier coming to the city.

But the problem is that the struggle between the bloodline of the golden family and the power of the law has always been an insurmountable hurdle in front of the descendants of Genghis Khan. Helping is also first, which is equivalent to acquiescing in the identity of the other Mongolian Great Khan, which is something that the four khanates cannot accept.

But sitting back and watching the Kansai Qiwei being annexed by the Ming State, and also having the first strength to catch the turtle and retract the defense, then the next target of the Ming State will definitely be the Western Regions. Under the current conventional circumstances of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, with a scale of about 60,000 soldiers, there is a high probability that it will not be able to resist the powerful Ming State.

"Dead lips and cold teeth" is really good, which directly put Bu Hua in a dilemma, and after thinking for a long time, he finally spoke: "The primary goal of the Ming Kingdom, after all, is still your Waratbu, and our sons and daughters of Eastern Chagatai are involved in this war, and there is still no enough reason to convince the patriarchs and nobles of the clan. ”

"First of all, when you subdued the Seven Guards of Kansai, you also extended your hand to the territory of East Chagatai, how different is it from the Ming Kingdom?"

"The blood of Dong Chagatai Erlang can't be shed in vain, and you must first give an explanation and pay a sufficient price!"

After all, he didn't say yes first, he was engaged in a game of interests, you must know that for the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, the Ming State is the head tiger, so the Mongol Khanate that was created first is a bad wolf.

The grievances and disputes between the past and the legal system must now be clear.