In May of the first year of Yongle, as the old Zhu Ji Day approached, Emperor Daming fell into some kind of strange tranquility at home and abroad.

It is impossible to talk about internal and external troubles, after all, as long as the knife handle is pinched in the hand, the world is always peaceful.

However, some people are calculating the timetable, but it can be clearly seen that according to the rhythm of "Taizu's death day (no sword soldiers can be used before this point in time) - Cao Guogong returns to China - the generals are ranked - and the expedition to Annam", once the main force of the Ming army is transferred out in large quantities, the situation will not be so stable.

However, this is an external plan set on the surface, but the current internal situation of the Ming Dynasty is not stable, and it can be said that the two contradictions inside and outside are developing in parallel and influencing each other.

As the so-called great evil is mostly ambushed from the soft, the philosopher must guard against the needle in the cotton, and it didn't take long for the killing to come.

"In the past, Confucius and Mencius had the ambition of Kuangji, and between Qi, Lu, Song, and Wei, they had to try it to the end. Zhou, Ercheng, Zhang, Zhu, scholars who studied Confucius and Mencius also occasionally ascended to the dynasty, and retired within a few months. The national teacher meets the lord of the gods, and is entrusted by the heart bottle to announce Taoism and moisten Li Shu, isn't it the great luck of the world!

The husband knows all things and becomes one, and the virtue of the saint is also; Those who scatter themselves and become all things are also the talents of saints. Talent and virtue are prepared, and the week of the road is also. Therefore, those who are in the Tao cannot harm the heavens, the earth cannot be killed, and the world cannot be chaotic. Today, there are many police, and only every empty is used. The world is arrogant and fearful, and Mo is also saved. The only gentleman thinks that it must not be done, but he is in a high position! ”

"This is to compare me to a 'super saint' who surpasses Confucius and Mencius and the five sons of the Northern Song Dynasty, if there is a true saint in the world who is above everything in terms of 'heaven cannot be harmed, earth cannot be killed, and the world cannot be chaotic', who can sleep peacefully?"

Looking at the piece of paper in front of him, Jiang Xinghuo, who was just now revising the "Trial Regulations on the Examination of the Examination Law of the Ministries and Temples in Nanjing" word by word, rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, and passed it to his subordinates.

"Mother, Xipi! This is to put the national teacher on the fire pit and roast it! It's really vicious with your intentions! Chai Che couldn't help but scold.

"Alas......" Guo Jin sighed: "Public opinion can kill, even if we defend it now, it is useless, but I feel that we are building momentum for the national teacher." ”

Zhuo Jing twisted his silver beard and shook the paper.

"Where did this first come from?"

"Guozijian."

There are tens of thousands of students in Nanjing, which is the largest school in the world at present, as well as the largest gathering place of intellectuals, and some of these prisoners will become officials in the future.

Young scholars are full of the ideal of generous service to the country and the dream of embarking on a career in office, and it is natural that they will have some thoughts about current affairs, not to mention, the previous prison students Kong Fu, Yang Yu, Zhang Wenming, Li Shixiu, Jiang Yanlu, Ou Yangui, He Qi, Liu Xian and other eight people, because of their remarks to actively support the change of the law, directly promoted to supervise the imperial history, and the precedent of one step to the sky is in front, how not to make people excited?

Of course, since there are people who are sincere or take the opportunity to speculate to support the change, there are naturally people with dark hearts who oppose the change, smear the change, and even kill Jiang Xinghuo.

No need to ask, someone must be deliberately causing trouble, and it's just a prelude.

When public opinion becomes more and more fermented, coupled with the previous Li Zhigang incident, I am afraid that on the day of the [Taizu Festival], the conservatives' counterattack on "whether the law of the ancestors is immutable" will begin.

Guo Jin and Chai Che looked at each other for a while, then said no more, and looked at the president and vice president in silence.

The two of them had just changed into a quail dress and scarlet green robes, and when they became officials, they naturally didn't want to see Jiang Xinghuo really have an accident.

But there is a good saying, Zhou Gong is afraid of rumors, and if you kill this kind of thing, can you really rip out your heart and liver for others to see? Prove that you have nothing else on your mind?

Well. To tell a hellish joke, if Jiang Xinghuo really gouges out his heart, he is afraid that he will be able to scare everyone in the world and quickly persuade him to go back. - We originally thought that you just wanted to be an emperor and a saint, but it seems that the limitations of the times limit the boundaries of our imagination!

Zhuo Jing said: "I still have to fight back, and I don't explain it, but it becomes a default." ”

Of course, you have to fight back, but the question is, how?

Chai Che was silent for a moment and said: "The subordinates suggest that you still have to wait, you can't fight back rashly, and there is always a better way to wait." ”

Looking at Jiang Xinghuo's tired expression, which had been up for two more days and nights, Zhuo Jing took a deep breath, and suddenly felt that the depression in his chest was very strong, as if the air had been drained by something, which made him breathless, he closed his eyes and forcibly suppressed the emotions churning in his mind.

Regardless of whether there is a result or not, he must do his last part, after all, such a temple struggle is very cruel, and if he is not careful, he will never recover.

And today, as the situation intensified, he was finally completely convinced, and the last trace of doubt was extinguished. Everything before was not accidental, not to deal with Li Zhigang, but to change the law, Jiang Xinghuo encountered an unprecedented crisis.

"National teacher, do you want me to go and find someone?"

Old man Zhuo has been up and down for many years, after all, he is a high-ranking official at the level of a senior squire, if he needs to fight back, he can still find someone to use as a gun.

"No, you don't."

Jiang Xinghuo raised his head, his face was pale and haggard, but he still couldn't hide the fierce and resolute look between his eyebrows, his eyes were burning and resolute, and he said: "In this period, the more chaotic the better." ”

Zhuo Jing was stunned for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "National teacher, chaos is not good for us. ”

"It doesn't matter."

Jiang Xinghuo shook his head and said, "When I write an article, don't they have to mess up to get angry?" Then I'll add a fire to them! ”

After that, he didn't care about the few people around him, Wen Si rushed up, and he picked up his pen and waved it.

Zhuo Jing peeked clearly from the side.

"The Teacher of the First Sage"

"Not only what the saints did what they wanted, but what they already did, they did for it; Even if they can't do it, they will do it.

The sage of the Dharma, not only can not do what he can, but also do what he can't do, even if he has done it, sometimes the different situation is not suitable for the present, but also do it, and adapt it. ”

Guo Jin and Chaiche are also concentrating, and it can be seen from the opening two sentences that the so-called "times need to be adapted" This is the first formal and horn-style article since the initiation of the change.

Jiang Xinghuo's pen strokes continued.

"The principles of heaven do not change in the hearts of the people, but the fairness of the hearts of the people is the justice of the principles of heaven; The principles of heaven are nothing more than human feelings, and the situation in the world is always different.

Therefore, if things are in different places, it is easy to be in place; If the law changes with the times, the law will change with the times.

However, isn't it absurd that the saint takes the affection of the people as the principle of heaven, and then the Confucianism and the affection of the people think of the principle of heaven? ”

The so-called "fairness of people's hearts" is naturally what Jiang Xinghuo talked about yesterday, and the so-called "human feelings" are the changes in the situation and form of the world.

Zhuo Jing let out a sigh of relief, and said thoughtfully: "The right to follow the old system, reluctantly and comfortably, you can get away with it for a while, but not for a long time, the national teacher has a sharp pen, and it is a masterpiece that is amazing!" ”

Jiang Xinghuo paused, and a drop of ink fell on the paper, slightly blurred.

The sharpness is yet to come.

"Song Ru is poor and strong, so he can't help but know it.

The post-Confucian believer is no better than Yichuan (Cheng Yi).

However, Yichuan is good at saying and doing everything, so he can't get it in harmony with the saints. Note "Spring and Autumn", although there is a lot of effort, but too much effort but there is a chisel.

The so-called scholar is poor in reason, and he must be humble and calm in order to obtain the subtle purpose, and if he intends to seek deeply, he will be persistent.

Strong is through, must be involved; If it is too much to analyze, it will inevitably be broken. From the latecomers, the fewer people who get the reason. ”

What does this passage mean, the simple translation is that the Confucians of the Song Dynasty are all stitched monsters, forcibly chiseled the meaning and attached it, over-interpreted and analyzed the words, and if you want to explore the truth well, you should be calm and step-by-step, so as to get the subtle and profound meaning, you have to shoot arrows first and then draw the target, then what you get must be what you want to get, and the result of this kind of truth is originally wrong, so the later Confucianists (Ming Confucianism) can inherit and understand the true truth of Song Confucianism is naturally less.

How Song Confucianism took the words out of context, Jiang Xinghuo had talked about "Tai Chi" and "Gewu", "respect" and "Jiyi" before, so I won't repeat it here.

In short, the spray is a bit hard.

Guo Jin's braincase was "buzzing", and for a while, there was a sense of the world spinning.

The chai cart held him, and his mouth was also a little dry: "National teacher, this is a bit too much."

You must know that although the five sons of the Northern Song Dynasty were not canonized, in the early Ming Dynasty, the Ming Confucians, who fully inherited their theoretical system, were regarded as saints, and even because of the version, the Confucianists of this era did not have a deep understanding of the science sewn out of the five sons of the Northern Song Dynasty after "taking it out of context".

And Jiang Xinghuo's words are basically a denial of Cheng Yi's academic methodology.

Combined with the previous analysis of the ancestors, then Jiang Xinghuo has written the middle paragraph of this article, and the meaning of the theme is already about to come out.

- Togu's Change!

Don't be in a hurry to be disgusted by this word, in fact, the negation of Song Confucianism is because science is the biggest cage of Confucian thought today, and it is also the biggest theoretical obstacle to changing the law, so it must be denied, and Song Confucianism is indeed taken out of context, and indeed the theory has not yet reached the level of impeccable.

Compared with Song Confucianism, who left a large number of books and writings, the real Confucianism, that is, the "sages" of primitive Confucianism, they could not speak, and the things they left behind were extremely interpretive.

For example, the word "human affection", you Song Ru can explain it as the opposite of "Heavenly Principles", and I can naturally interpret it as the situation and situation in the world, and the ancestors did not leave a standard answer, why do you say that I am wrong? It's a big deal.

And there is such a thing as debate, when you fall into a vicious circle of falsification, you have already lost, and it is really impossible to prove that Jiang Xinghuo is wrong.

At the same time, Jiang Xinghuo can naturally hold the classics of primitive Confucianism, and like Song Confucianism, pick things that are beneficial to the law change to explain.

Why, this is taken out of context and you Song Ru did it, and I Jiang Xinghuo can't do it?

It doesn't make sense.

As long as "things are different in place, it is easy to do things in place; When the law moves with the times, the law becomes more fashionable" This foundation is firmly laid and solid, and the theoretical basis for changing the law will naturally be there.

Jiang Xinghuo's pen is still non-stop.

"Talking about empty theories, piercing and detaining, distorting and reasoning, and finally nothingness.

In the long run, it will be a castle in the air, and there will be nothing left in the body and mind.

It is important to know that Taoism is to respect virtue, Bowen is to make a covenant, and Mingshan is to be sincere.

However, those who do not know and do not do it cannot be known. ”

This is the harm of criticizing Song Confucianism's methodology, and by the way, promoting his own "unity of knowledge and action".

At the end of this article "The First Sage of the Teacher", Jiang Xinghuo concluded.

"First St. Boda, flexible and informal; Times are different, especially changing.

The so-called teachers of the law and saints need to carefully consider the profits and losses, be reasonable, and carry out expansion.

In this way, the quiet, up and down, intimacy, and nobility are all thoughtful, and it is nothing more than the meaning of the first saint who looks up to the body, which is said to be 'good at following the will of the saint, and good at telling the holy things'. ”

That is to say, the sages all know how to be flexible, and when we learn from the sages, we must also consider the pros and cons, and we need to specifically analyze the principles of the words of the sages at that time, so that we can use them, and only in accordance with this principle can we make the world comprehensive.

To truly learn from the sages is not to stick to the words of the sages, to pick out the words to the death, or to stubbornly stick to the remarks that have been changed by the tide of the times, but to keep pace with the times, so that we can be regarded as inheriting the aspirations and knowledge of the sages.

Well, all in all, don't you want to praise me as a "super saint" who surpasses the five sons of the Northern Song Dynasty?

Okay, then I, Jiang Xinghuo, will never shirk it, the "super saint" who can't harm the sky, can't kill the earth, and can't mess with the world, simply spray the five sons of the Northern Song Dynasty, isn't it too much?

Chai Che sighed and said, "National Teacher, this time, we really jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it." ”

"No need to wash."

Jiang Xinghuo said indifferently: "The more chaotic, the better, the reason is not clear." ”

Old man Zhuo coughed: "You two go and continue to do the test method, and when the national teacher finishes the examination, we will start a comprehensive trial." ”

Now that the shelves of the president's law change affairs yamen have been erected, and the officials who should be matched have been matched, Guo Jin and Chai Che, although their positions are low, they are somewhat similar to Jiang Xinghuo's role as secretaries/assistants, plus the two of them were brought out of the edict prison, so that they can listen to some secrets, but what they say next is inconvenient for the two to listen.

Chai Che and Guo Jin nodded knowingly and left Jiang Xinghuo's room.

Zhuo Jing continued to say to Jiang Xinghuo: "Li Zhigang's case involves a wide range of cases, and we can only defend it now and wait for news from Rong Guogong. ”

Jiang Xinghuo transcribed the notes on the white paper in italics, and there was no "pavilion style" at this time, so he had no problem using the font he was used to: "The old monk is already investigating, he is very concerned about this matter, and his spies and secret spies have been scattered." ”

"Still. I am worried that those who are watching from the DPRK and China will be bewitched by some people, and not only will they not stop, but they will fan the flames. ”

"It's obvious."

Jiang Xinghuo burned the scratch paper in his hand, then pinched the song and said calmly:

"I have no dealings with many people, this kind of thing, no matter who puts it on his head, he will think about winning something."

Zhuo Jing bowed: "Yes, no one is stupid, but we have to gamble." ”

Jiang Xinghuo said: "What are you betting on?" ”

Zhuo Jing said earnestly: "We bet that Your Majesty will stand by and watch this incident." ”

Jiang Xinghuo paused, "I understand." ”

He and Zhuo Jing are both smart people, just click through.

Now the historical line of this world has completely changed, and the imperial power seems to have been quietly plucked by Jiang Xinghuo from the foundation, but the imperial power is still there, and it even looks stronger than ever.

Whether it is to kill Jiang Xinghuo's "super saint", or Jiang Xinghuo backhanding the five sons of the Northern Song Dynasty, this kind of thing involving Confucianism and even affecting the ruling order, the attitude of the imperial power is very important, at the very least, to maintain enough concentration.

In this regard, Zhu Di has actually always done a good job, because he did not legitimately inherit the unification, but usurped the country, as the destroyer of the ruling order advocated by Confucianism, Zhu Di naturally has anti-Confucianism characteristics.

Without Jiang Xinghuo, Zhu Di would not be able to fight Confucianism alone, then he might go to the other extreme. That is, he is a usurper, so he pays more attention to orthodoxy, but this is undoubtedly denying himself.

But now that Jiang Xinghuo can stand up and fight with Confucianism, of course Zhu Di doesn't have to grieve his mind, as long as he doesn't stand up and make trouble for Jiang Xinghuo, he is already pulling a sideshow.

Because if you change to other traversers, as long as you take the step of confronting Confucianism and science, the imperial power and the entire bureaucratic system will inevitably be suppressed like Mount Tai.

Zhu Di did not dare to make drastic measures against Confucianism, while Jiang Xinghuo could unscrupulously suppress these scholars and obtain the necessary conditions to carry out law reform and dismantle ideas, which can be described as killing several birds with one stone.

"In the next [Taizu Death Day], the position of the Ministry of Rites is very critical."

"Is Li Zhigang completely finished?" Zhuo Jing twisted his beard and said in surprise.

According to his judgment of the current situation, just because he was not strict with his family, his father-in-law became a broker of the temple power, so that Li Zhigang would not be completely finished.

"It's over, but it's not complete."

Jiang Xinghuo picked up the teapot, extinguished the embers in the brazier, and said slowly: "I heard from Your Majesty that he intended to let Li Zhigang go to Annan to atone for his sins. The lion fights the rabbit with all his strength, and Daming can't make any mistakes when he beats Annan, it's just a matter of how beautiful it is. ”

"After Huang Huai's political envoy, the fifteenth political envoy of the Ming Dynasty?"

Jiang Xinghuo nodded: "Well, Jiaozhi Political Envoy Division, Li Zhigang went to be the political envoy, the place was a little chaotic, but it was also a good result, especially this is the first dumping market obtained by the change, and I don't worry about Li Zhigang after this experience, there is no way out." ”

Zhuo Jing's heart jumped: "What about the vacant book of the Ministry of Rites?" Let Song Li come back from Jiangnan? However, his qualifications are too shallow, and he is still the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and there is no reason to cross the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Jing, to be promoted directly to the book. ”

"You."

Jiang Xinghuo pointed at Old Man Zhuo.

"Originally, when the Wen Dynasty was built, you were the right waiter of the household, and Your Majesty also appreciated you. Now that I have served as the vice president of the Yamen of the President's Law Reform Affairs, many of the detailed rules for the examination of the law have been finalized, and they are all completed in your hands, and no one can say anything about the Shengshang Book. ”

"As for Song Li, wait for Xia Yuanji's side to do a good job of assisting and finish the water control and running the field, and he will come back and take your place to experience it."

Just as the two were talking, suddenly Wang Bin came over and knocked on the door to pass the word: "National teacher, Xie Shiyu walked through the side door in civilian clothes and came to ask for a meeting!" ”

"Xie Jin? What is he here for? Why go through the side door"

Jiang Xinghuo was slightly stunned, he was not familiar with Xie Jin, strictly speaking, he heard that Xie Jin seemed to be a little unconvinced with himself before.

"Maybe you're here to say goodbye to the docks?"

Old man Zhuo has experienced the ups and downs of Hongwu and Jianwen, so he naturally knows some inside information.

"In the first year of Jianwen, Xie Jin was recommended by Dong Lun (the former Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites just mentioned) before returning to Beijing to serve as the edict of Hanlin, and in the second year of Jianwen, Xie Jin was able to serve as the official of the palace examination, and it was also a senior figure like Dong Lun who made great efforts."

"Dong Lun doesn't look like a squire, he just can't rise up when he's old, and his authority is no worse than that of ordinary Shangshu, and now Dong Lun Zhishi, Xie Jin is helpless in the middle and high-level of the court, although his reputation is loud, although his holy family is long, and although his real power is heavy, he is not up and down. He had a bad relationship with his colleagues, and most officials shunned him, either jealous of his talent or disgusted with his solitude. ”

"And this relationship?"

There is an old man in the humane family, Jiang Xinghuo's family is full of old men, and the old past and gossip that he can hear are enough, he really didn't think that Dong Lun, the old man behind his ears who was not impressed before, turned out to be Xie Jin's backer in the court.

"No matter what the intention is, there is no reason to turn it away, let Xie Jin come in."

A moment later, a thin man in a blue round-necked robe slowly stepped into the courtyard, this person looked about thirty years old, his facial features were upright and elegant, his eyes were sharp but faintly tired, as if he had been overwhelmed by life all day.

"I've seen the national teacher."

Xie Jin bowed and bowed.

"No need to be polite, please sit down."

Jiang Xinghuo raised his hand and pressed it weakly, motioning for Xie Jin to find a chair to sit down.

"Thank you for the seat."

Xie Jin thanked him again and sat down.

This style of painting. Right?

Jiang Xinghuo looked at Xie Jin carefully, from the expression and posture on his face, he couldn't see the slightest abnormality, even the gesture just now and the action when he took a seat did not have much flaw, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would even have to wonder if there was something wrong with his memory, Xie Jin didn't have any arrogant and lonely character at all, but he seemed gentle as jade, humble and polite.

Of course, this is only the appearance of Xie Jin.

Now people have to bow their heads under the eaves, and once a person like Xie Jin gains power and arrogant arrogance bursts out, it will definitely catch people off guard and be unbearable, because they don't need to pretend, they are arrogant in their bones.

"Is there anything important about reading this trip?"

Jiang Xinghuo asked with a smile, his tone was not special, but anyone could hear it, and there was a faint warning in his words. If it doesn't matter, don't waste everyone's time.

Jiang Xinghuo is of course qualified to speak like this, Daming's change is in his hands, he is His Majesty the Emperor's most relied on confidant, and his status is comparable to that of the prime ministers of the past, it can be said that in addition to the current queen and His Royal Highness the prince, he is a person at the peak of power, not to mention a mere Xie Jin, even in the face of high-ranking officials such as Liubu Shangshu and Guogong Xungui, as long as he is willing, he can speak so unceremoniously.

What's more, in this huge Ming Dynasty, people who dare to sit on an equal footing with him and can suppress him are afraid that there is no such thing at all, even the emperor can't do this, Jiang Xinghuo and Zhu Di are the cooperative relationship that they need, Zhu Di needs him to change the law and increase the strength of the country to achieve his goal of being an emperor through the ages, and Jiang Xinghuo needs to use Zhu Di's power to realize his ideals.

Therefore, in the first round of the meeting between the two sides, Jiang Xinghuo was extremely tough, or he was very confident to put pressure on Xie Jin in this way.

Xie Jin's eyes were calm, he naturally knew that Jiang Xinghuo was giving himself a disgrace.

So Xie Jin resolutely coaxed.

Xie Jin stood up solemnly, and just when Jiang Xinghuo thought that he was going to make some radical moves in anger, Xie Jin directly slammed to the ground.

"- National teacher save me!"

Jiang Xinghuo and Zhuo Jing were silent.

"Isn't Xie Shi reading a joke?"

"Don't dare."

Xie Jin hurriedly stood up and saluted: "I came to the door today, just to ask the national teacher for a way to live, and hope that the national teacher will be fulfilled!" ”

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows: "Seeking a way to live?" ”

Xie Jin smiled bitterly: "Yes, I know a secret that I shouldn't know. ”

Well, you can always trust Xie Jin's discipline.

No, as soon as he turned his head, he sold Wang Yan.

What does Xie Jin say about this person, he has no character and integrity, just to get promoted quickly and grasp power.

Does Xie Jin accept Jiang Xinghuo? There is no first, and I may not be particularly convinced.

If it was nineteen-year-old Xie Jin, he would never be able to do such a thing.

But after so many years of stumbling, Xie Jin has successfully realized the importance of power, and it doesn't matter if he is uncomfortable, it is the key to climb up.

In order to climb up, Xie Jin has given up everything.

When he abandoned his friend who had been martyred and was the first to kneel in front of Zhu Di's war horse and pray for a position, dignity or anything was no longer important to Xie Jin.

It can only be said that Wang Wei is too naïve to think about Xie Jin.

Xie Jin is not stupid, and he complains about his career, but he can still tell how to climb up quickly.

How to climb fast now? Nature is a change!

With the support of the emperor and Jiang Xinghuo in front of him, the eldest prince was also forced to express his position, what is Xie Jin afraid of? He doesn't have to be a bird.

Xie Jin slowly understood Wang Yan's plan through the strength of wine, in order to sell it at a good price for Jiang Xinghuo, and Wang Wei really thought that Xie Jin had taken the bait.

And when Xie Jin mastered some information and other contents of the plan, Wang Wei refused to say anything, and Wang Wei naturally lost its use value here in Xie Jin.

The active skill [Betrayal Friend for Glory] is activated, and each time it is activated, it consumes a friend who is relieved.

"It's a long story, I have a friend."

After Xie Jin finished talking about yesterday's incident, anyone with a little brain will know that this matter is by no means simple, Wang Wei will not do useless work, since Wang Wei chose to do this, there must be a reason, and the biggest reason is naturally to change the law and launch an attack.

"What the hell did he tell you?"

At this point, Xie Jin was unwilling to explain unconditionally.

"I heard that Vice President Zhuo. Ahem. ”

Xie Jin glanced at Zhuo Jing, Jiang Xinghuo suddenly realized that Xie Jin's news was well-informed.

"I hope the national teacher can help me find a vice president in the Yamen of the president's law change affairs."

Like the president of Xie Jin's "Taizu Record" and "Yongle Grand Canon", whether it is the president or the vice president, they are only sent, not permanent officials, so there is no specific restriction on the grade of the incumbents, but it is not the same as the project of repairing the book, participating in the presiding over the law change, obviously the power is much greater, once the results are made, it is also very easy to transfer and promote, it can be said that the current Ming Dynasty, the easiest place to make achievements.

Xie Jin's eyes were firm and his tone was earnest.

Obviously, this is the quid pro quo of Xie Jin.

When talking about business, how can there be a person who exposes his hole cards at the beginning, there must be a pull.

"Xie Jin is also realistic, but in this way, I am much more relieved, and people can only grasp it if they have something to ask for."

Jiang Xinghuo said secretly in his heart, but there was an indifferent look on his face: "How do you think I should believe you?" ”

Xie Jin was silent for a long time before he whispered: "I can tell you a secret first, and after you listen to it, you can decide whether to make this deal or not." ”

"Oh? What secret? Jiang Xinghuo suddenly became interested, and stared at Xie Jin with interest.

Xie Jin said slowly: "I know who is behind all this. ”

As soon as he said this, Jiang Xinghuo's expression finally changed slightly, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"You talk about it first, if you have solid evidence, you can."

Jiang Xinghuo didn't agree immediately, there are many aspects involved in this matter, and if he is not careful, it may be self-defeating, and it is easier for the enemy to take advantage of it.

Xie Jin hesitated for a moment, and seemed to have some scruples: "This secret is too important for others to hear." ”

Zhuo Jing didn't move at all, sitting next to him twisting his beard and looking at Xie Jin with a smile.

Xie Jin's benefactor Dong Lun didn't dare to say this in front of him, but Xie Jin was a little arrogant, what secrets did he really have in this temple that he couldn't hear?

"Don't worry, you said to listen to me and Zhuo Gong, the conversation in this room will definitely not leak half a word!"

Jiang Xinghuo solemnly assured.

When Xie Jin heard this, he nodded and spit out two words.

"Stormy."

Hearing this, Jiang Xinghuo's pupils suddenly contracted, and his face suddenly became gloomy.

It turned out to be him!

Violent Zhao, Luzhou people, for people Geng Jie has a Jun Festival, cloth and linen shoes, well-known for frugality, deeply respected, his people in Hongwu years as a national son of the prison officer, Hongwu 28 years to the Imperial History of the Left Capital of the Imperial Palace, Hongwu 30 years of the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment, the following year into the book.

In the first year of Jianwen, Tyrant Zhao served as an interview envoy in Beiping, learned that Zhu Di, the king of Yan, was plotting to rebel, and secretly played Emperor Jianwen, requesting to prepare in advance.

It can be said that half of the pig that Zhu Di pretended to eat crazy was stuffed by Tyranny.

In September of the same year, Zhu Di launched the Battle of Jingjing, and Emperor Jianwen set up the Pingyan Bu Political Envoy in Zhending Mansion, and let Tyrant Zhao concurrently serve as the Pingyan Bu Political Envoy with the title of Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and was in charge of various affairs to raise troops and food for the Zhending battalion, and continued to oppose Zhu Di on the front line.

The Zhending camp pinched the Jingcheng road leading from Shanxi to Hebei, which was naturally conducive to an invincible position, and the Hutuo River ran through Hebei, and the Zhending camp was also in its upper reaches, and it could cut off the grain route of the Yan army going south through the Hutuo River at any time.

Although the Zhending battalion has suffered heavy losses, under the careful deployment of Zhao Zhao, the logistical materials transported from Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, and other places, as well as the soldiers and civilians recruited, can always make it recover quickly in a short period of time.

The violent Zhao of the Zhending camp in Hebei and Tie Xuan of the Dezhou camp in Shandong can be said to be the two people that Zhu Di hates the most, even surpassing Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng.

No matter how many times Li Jinglong sent it, these two civilian officials with the ability to coordinate and dispatch MAX were always able to quickly replenish the losses.

In the fourth year of the Battle of Jingyan, Zhu Di calculated that he had eliminated hundreds of thousands of southern troops on the battlefield, but these two battalions were still stuck on both sides like pincers, forming a stable triangular pocket formation with the Xuzhou battalion garrisoned by He Fu and Ping'an.

Of course, Zhu Di knew that he couldn't drag it out any longer, and in the end, under Yao Guangxiao's plan, Zhu Di led the main force of the 200,000 Yan army to drive south with a desperate attitude, exposing the flaws in his back road, and at the same time storming Huaidian, forcing the two battalions of Zhending and Dezhou to catch up.

Zhu Di relied on the advantage of the Yan army's high mobility ability, turned around and bit back, formed a local battlefield strength advantage, broke the southern armies one by one, and defeated the main force of the southern army in one fell swoop in the decisive battle of Lingbi, and then crossed the river in a big way.

Ping'an and other armies were defeated, and Tyrant Zhao also retreated back to Nanjing from the frontal battlefield, and at the time when Li Jinglong opened the Jinchuan Gate to surrender, unlike Jiang Xinghuo, who was lying down in the edict and died, Tyrant Zhao, who was unwilling to end the great cause of opposing Yan, successfully escaped when the army was in chaos.

Storm Zhao is the top senior member of the Jianwen Dynasty, and he has been on the front-line battlefield of Pingyan for four years, and Zhu Di has commented that he is an extremely difficult opponent.

People like Tyrant Zhao have very strong planning ability, their vision is quite good, and they have firm beliefs and ruthlessness, not to mention that there are still a small group of elite soldiers who have been brought over from the Zhending camp all the way to him, and the harm they can cause is really immeasurable.

Xie Jin continued: "According to what Wang Wei said, in the past year, that storm Zhao has been operating in secret, and has also attracted a lot of forces in the court, this time to launch, not only in the temple, but also in Shilin and Guozijian and other places, there are plans They think that changing the law will greatly damage the interests of the gentry, and the gentry are already thinking of Jianwen and the puppet emperor, once the contradiction intensifies, they will have an opportunity. ”

Jiang Xinghuo knocked on the armrest of the chair and said, "Then why don't you defect to them?" ”

Xie Jin smiled bitterly: "The national teacher said that he was laughing, how could I possibly take refuge in them?" It's a lot of power, it's just a maggot doing it in secret, it's just that the remnants of Jianwen such as Tyrant Zhao do have a lot of influence in the imperial court, they don't want to restore Jianwen, they just attack and change the law, if so, I'm afraid it will be an obstacle to the reform plan of the national teacher. ”

Jiang Xinghuo handed the white paper that Guo Jin had brought from Guozijian to Xie Jin, and asked, "These are also one of their plans?" ”

Xie Jin is well-informed because Emperor Yongle admires him a lot, but among his colleagues and even students, Xie Jin actually has no connections, so the fresh information that Guo Jin hurriedly brought back is actually not known to Xie Jin.

"I really don't know about this, Wang Wei only told me what I need to do when I launch an attack."

Jiang Xinghuo observed carefully and found that the stunned expression on Xie Jin's face was not pretended.

Therefore, Xie Jin should only know from Wang Wei that they had a plan to attack in an all-round way, but how to do it, Wang Yan's tone was very tight, and he didn't tell him, only told Xie Jin what he had to do.

"And what are you going to do in their plans?"

"Go to the book."

Xie Jin said frankly: "On the day of [Taizu's death], they organized people to collectively cry in front of all the officials in Beijing, and I want to use my writing and identity to follow the book together to add fuel to the fire. There is no need to criticize the change, just continue to mention my Ida system and Zhou Li. ”

What does weeping mean?

It is to cry in front of the filial piety tomb of Emperor Gao of the Ming Dynasty!

This is the most important temple event in the first year of Yongle that everyone in the world watched, and the face of the Dharma sect was fiercely changed.

This is to tell the world that the law of the ancestors is immutable!

At the same time, he also secretly prodded and once again announced to the world that Zhu Di's ascension to the throne is not in line with the law of the ancestors!

And the reason why Wang Wei is sure that Xie Jin can participate, that is, what needs to be published by Xie Jin is a low-risk thing.

Xie Jin hugged Zhou Li and Ida every day, and everyone regarded him as a fool in a sense, so he played the same old tune, and no one would associate him with any secret activities.

Moreover, Wang Wei also recognized that after Xie Jin returned to his hometown after Dong Lun told the old man to return to his hometown this year, he had no backer in the court, and he must have panicked in his heart, and Wang Wei could help him introduce a few big shots. Of course, these big names may not be in collusion with Tyrant, but the network of human relationships is very complicated.

There may be a question here, can't Xie Jin change his court?

The answer, of course, is no.

There is no nomination, no middleman introduction, who dares to accept Xie Jin?

It can be said that Xie Jin himself has gone his way, or rather, he has gone through.

Yes, when there was no way out, Xie Jin realized that he actually had a bright road.

Whoever is a little brother is a little brother, why not hug the thickest thighs?

In this way, even if it is not the boss, it is still an old 1.5.

In Wang Wei's imagination, he really didn't think that Xie Jin still had the option of "surrendering to the enemy".

Through Xie Jin's long-term observation and Xie Jin's heartfelt confession, Wang Wei firmly believed that Xie Jin was extremely unconvinced, and even jealous of Jiang Xinghuo.

With Xie Jin's arrogance, how could he bow his head to Jiang Xinghuo and throw himself into the court of the Fa-changing faction?

You know, everyone knows that the change of law can die at any time, how short-sighted people are, or how crazy they think about power, will join the change faction at this time?

It's a pity that Xie Jin accounted for both of these two.

After listening to everything Xie Jin knew, Jiang Xinghuo narrowed his eyes and said, "Since this is the case, then we have to do a big thing." ”

Zhuo Jing asked, "What's the big deal?" ”

"Preemptive strike."

Zhuo Jing hesitated and said: "National Teacher, it is too risky to do this, it is better to hold the troops for now, and wait for the news from Rong Guogong's side to come back, and then we will make a decision." ”

Jiang Xinghuo shook his head and said categorically: "This matter should be sooner rather than later, we will take advantage of his illness to kill him." ”

"But."

Zhuo Jing was still a little hesitant, but Xie Jin instead arched his hand and said: "I am willing to be the pawn of the national teacher, and I also ask the national teacher to command." ”

"No hurry, we have enough chips."

Jiang Xinghuo smiled slightly: "The rotten ship they drove has long been riddled with holes, as long as we can seize an opportunity, we can sink it in one fell swoop." ”

"Where's the opportunity?" Xie Jin's eyes lit up.

"Didn't you say the law of the ancestors? To restore the old Hongwu system, we must first start by rectifying the study style of Guozijian. ”

(End of chapter)