"Of course, it's a definite thing, okay! Don't you know? Our emperor was able to succeed to the throne smoothly this time, relying on a few adults of our Donglin Party! If it weren't for Lord Yang Lianyang's desperate struggle, our emperor would only be afraid that he would still be in the hands of that woman surnamed Li!

Haven't you heard? On the day of the death of the first emperor, the emperor was Lord Yang taking the lead, and Liu Gelao, Zhou Shangshu and the British duke snatched it out of the hands of the woman surnamed Li. If it weren't for the hard work of several adults, how could the emperor succeed to the throne so smoothly.

However, although the emperor was snatched out. But the woman surnamed Li still didn't leave. said that the emperor was still young, and the first emperor entrusted her to take care of the emperor when he was dying. These are all nonsense. You think, she is neither the emperor's biological mother nor the queen of the first emperor, I heard that the emperor's biological mother was secretly killed by her. Now she said that she wanted to take care of the emperor, isn't this obviously an ulterior motive!

But the emperor is only sixteen years old, and he has always read few books, so how can he understand this.

Later, I heard that it was our Lord Zuo Guangdou who wrote a memoraly, and he scolded her.

You think, our Donglin people have made such a great contribution, how can the emperor not reuse it. In my opinion, their Zhejiang Party is about to step aside. Fang Congzhe, this old guy, has occupied the position of Shoufu for several years, and it is time to move seats to a few of our adults. ”

When the scholar said this, his mouth was foaming at the mouth, and his expression was excited, as if he was the one who was about to be reused by the emperor.

"Then, according to Brother Li, who should be the next Lord Shoufu?"

The scholar stroked his beard with his hand and thought for a while, "If it is about merit, Lord Yang Lianyang is naturally the first." Moreover, with Lord Yang's talent, it is more than enough to be this first assistant. But Lord Yang must still be young, there are so many predecessors of our Donglin Party in front of him, not to mention Zhao Nanxing, Zou Yuanbiao and other giants of our Donglin, that is, Zhou Jiamo and Sun Ruyou, whose qualifications are much higher than that of Lord Yang. Therefore, in my speculation, even if the emperor wants Lord Yang to be the first assistant, Lord Yang will definitely refuse.

I heard that when the emperor was on the throne, he had already recruited Zhao Nanxing and Ye Xianggao into Beijing. The most likely person to be the first assistant is either Lord Zhao or Lord Ye. ”

Several scholars were talking loudly, and the tea guests upstairs also held their breath when they heard them discuss the candidates for the future first assistant. That's what they care about the most.

"In this way, our Ming Empire is going back to the road of Zhongxing. With the auxiliary government of several adults in our Donglin, I believe that in less than five years, those Jurchens in Liaodong can only return to their old homes in the mountains and forests and live their days of picking and hunting. ”

Several scholars talked about their happiness, laughing and toasting each other.

When Yu Ren heard the last few words, he finally couldn't help but let out a sneer, he laughed at the superficiality and frivolity of these Donglin scholars. Although Yu Ren also admitted that these adults of the Donglin Party were very talented and capable, it was not so simple to deal with the already terrifyingly powerful Jurchens within five years. These scholarly words are really a bit naïve and ridiculous.

Those scholars were talking happily, but they didn't notice Yu Ren's sneer.

However, the middle-aged man who sat at the same table with him could hear very clearly. The middle-aged man lowered his body and whispered to Yu Ren, "Doesn't this little minister approve of their words?" ”

Yu Ren sneered and said, "I don't know about the major affairs of the court. But if you want to solve the Jurchens within five years, how can it be so easy. After decades of hard work by their chieftain Nurhachi, the Jurchens now have nearly 100,000 armored soldiers, and even a fierce man like Xiong Tingbi can only adopt the tactics of defending as attacking. Which other master of my Ming Dynasty can solve the problem of completely defeating the Jurchens within five years? ”

"I heard that Lord Yuan Yingtai, the envoy of Yongping, is very proficient in military affairs, and several elders of Donglin intend to use him to replace Lord Xiong through Liaodong! Some people say that Lord Xiong's tactics of taking defense as offense, to put it bluntly, are cowardly and afraid of things, and dare not fight with the Jurchens. If this continues, when will the Liao affair end? "That's human.

Hearing this, another middle-aged man at the same table couldn't help but interject, "These are all ignorant words. Although Lord Xiong is defending instead of attacking, it is not without gain. Just over a month ago, the Jurchens took the opportunity of the first emperor's ascension to the throne to attack Shenyang, and Lord Xiong personally supervised the battle. The Jurchens were not fruitless, and finally had to withdraw their troops and go back.

As for the rumors that Lord Yuan will replace Lord Xiong, to put it bluntly, it is not a rumor released by some villains with ulterior motives. In the final analysis, Lord Xiong is still honest and upright, so he has offended many corrupt officials in the court over the years. These people then wanted to take the opportunity of the new emperor's accession to the throne and take the opportunity to jointly remove Lord Xiong from power.

At present, the government of the Ming Dynasty has reached a very critical time. Officials have long been in the habit of taking and soliciting bribes for many years. Even if there are a few honest and self-righteous people occasionally, they can't tolerate this filthy officialdom. If it is in a peaceful world, as long as the emperor really has the heart to rectify, it is still saved. In today's world, the Jurchens are making more and more trouble in the northeast, and the imperial court has requisitioned soldiers year after year, and it is difficult to have the opportunity to make achievements in investigating and punishing officials who are honest and honest, and reversing the atmosphere of officialdom.

Even if the emperor wants to do it, it is powerless. Therefore, the most fundamental problem of the Ming Dynasty is definitely not the Jurchens of Liaodong, but our own officialdom that is becoming more and more corrupt. As the saying goes, it is easy to go from simple to luxurious, and it is difficult to return from luxury to simple. It is very simple to change from a clean official style to an extravagant and corrupt official style; However, if we want to bring the atmosphere of officialdom from extravagance and corruption back to honesty and pragmatism, it will take several times or even dozens of times more effort than before. In this way, it may not be possible. ”

When the middle-aged man said this, he couldn't help but look distressed. Seeing this, the middle-aged man who was sitting next to him who spoke to Yu Ren first stood up without saying a word and hurriedly went downstairs. It seems that it should be because this benevolent brother belittled the government and made this person worry that if he was pursued by the court, he would be implicated, so he left in a hurry.

Although Yu Ren also knew that it was very dangerous to criticize the government here. But I felt the same way with what this man said, and I couldn't bear to miss him like this. So he arched his hand to the man, "Boy Quanzhou Yuren." Mr. is talented, what Fang Cai said is really a good word for the world. What is the name of the gentleman? ”

The middle-aged man returned the salute, "Don't dare to be, Liang will continue in Xiaji'an."

"This is not a place to talk, why don't you go to the house, how about you and I talk freely?"

Liang Ruji also stood up and said to Yu Ren, "That's it, but it's disrespectful." ”

In fact, Liang Ruji has been holding these words in his heart for a long time, but he has never had the opportunity to say them. Today, I just took the opportunity to talk about Xiong Tingbi and spit them all out. happened to meet another Yu Ren who was willing to listen to him, and Liang Ruji was also a confidant.

The two were about to go downstairs when they saw a man coming up from downstairs.

This man was dressed in a brocade robe, and he was followed by two servant-like people. Yu Ren didn't care, and when he saw this benevolent brother swaggering, he took the initiative to step aside, ready to let him go first. Unexpectedly, the man walked in front of Yu Ren, but suddenly hugged Yu Ren and shouted.

"Eun Gong, I finally found you. Great, that's great. After speaking, he turned his head and shouted to the two attendants behind him, "Quick, go and inform the family, just say that I have found Engong." Let the young lady prepare the food and drinks, and we will be back shortly. ”

Yu Ren was hugged by this person at first, but he was startled, and thought that he had just discussed the government with Liang Ruji and was denounced, and the government sent someone to arrest them! Then I turned my head and looked. It turned out that he was still holding him a few days ago, and the poor boy Hou Jingru he inadvertently met on Chang'an Street.

I haven't seen him for a few days, and this Hou Jingru is like a different person now, not only dressed luxuriously, but also with two followers behind him. Yu Ren was also a little surprised. But it was rare for him to meet a master like Liang Ruji today, and his intuition told him that this Liang Ruji was too important to him, and he must not miss it with him just like that.

So he said to Hou Jingru, "It turned out to be Xiao Hou you!" I'm here today to meet a good friend, and I can't be free. Another day, another day without your invitation, how about going to your house and having a good time? ”

"That's not good, I've been looking for you in Beijing for three or four days, not only I'm looking for it! I sent seven or eight people to look for me, but I never found you. It's so easy to meet today, but I can't let you go anymore. ”