In the Wenyuan Pavilion, Shen Shoufu asked the scholars with great anticipation: "Is there an impeachment of Lin Tailai?" ”

He deliberately copied the notes about Lin Tailai's attack on the governor to the Ministry of Officials, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Six Departments, all of which were the hardest hit areas of the Qingliu forces.

The scholar replied, "There are only three letters, all of which are here." ”

"Only so little?" Shen Shoufu was very disappointed.

It may also be that the hook is too perfunctory this time, or it may be that the vigilance of the courtiers has been generally enhanced, and I am afraid that it will not be good to fish with a straight hook in the future.

What does this mean? It shows that people cannot rest on their laurels, but must continue to learn and progress, so that they can be one foot higher and one foot higher. Otherwise, sooner or later, it will be abandoned by the times.

But the Zhongshushe people put forward their own opinions: "According to the observation of subordinates, there is actually another possibility, they are all afraid of Lin Tailai, or they are afraid of being beaten. ”

Shen Shoufu has been in a high position for a long time, and it is inevitable that he will be a little ungrounded, and he asked suspiciously: "Are they still afraid of being beaten?" ”

In Shen Shoufu's cognition, many Qingliu characters don't care about physical pain at all for the sake of fame, how can they care about being beaten.

Imagine, if a minister can be beaten by Yan Song, will he immediately become famous?

"Lin Jiuyuan is different, there are too many routines behind beating people." Zhongshu Sheren explained, "So after being beaten by Lin Jiuyuan, not only does he not have prestige, but he often becomes a laughing stock. ”

Shen Shixing, who was already the first assistant, suddenly envied Lin Tailai a little, this son's deterrent power to the official was even greater than his own first assistant.

After that, Shen Shoufu picked up three copies of the impeachment of Lin Tailai, and it can only be said that talking is better than nothing, and something is better than nothing.

Don't look at the content and look at the signature first, and after reading the first two notes in a row, Shoufu was even more disappointed.

What kind of small fish and shrimp are these? A Guanglu Temple who stepped on a horse was in charge of cooking, and a person who went to the forest garden to supervise the planting of grass came to join in the excitement?

Until he glanced at the signature of the third note, Shen Shoufu's eyes lit up! The surprise came so suddenly!

It's Gu Xiancheng! Gu Xiancheng, the absolute backbone of the Qingliu forces, the meritorious department of the Ministry of Officials, the assessment of officials in charge, the academic star, and the newcomers who have made great contributions to the development of the Qingliu forces!

As we all know, the six departments of the Ming Dynasty have a characteristic, that is, the authority of each department is very great, and the real power of the general waiter is even inferior to that of the core business position.

The Lang officials of the two core departments of the Ministry of Literature and Literature and the Department of Examination are all controlled by the Qingliu forces, and Chen Younian, Zhao Nanxing, Gu Xiancheng and others are in these two divisions.

So in the eyes of Shen Shoufu, Gu Xiancheng is not a small fish! A breakthrough to break the monopoly of the Qingliu forces on the key core business posts of the Ministry of Officials has appeared!

There's nothing to say, get ready to plate him! To impeach Lin Tailai is to shield Governor Xu!

Send someone to spread the word today, and let the henchmen of Kedao prepare Gu Xiancheng's black materials first!

Just as Shen Shoufu was imagining, the Zhongshu Sheren took out another note at an inopportune time and reminded: "Actually, Gu Xiancheng has already left. ”

"What's the point of leaving?" Shen Shoufu asked in surprise.

The Zhongshu Sheren replied: "Gu Xiancheng received a funeral report that his mother had passed away, so he also went to the music and went home to guard the system, and he was probably on the road today."

Therefore, his subordinates speculated that Gu Xiancheng scolded Lin Tailai loudly, maybe he was just trying to be happy before leaving. ”

Shen Shoufu: "."

According to the ethics of officialdom, at this time, we cannot continue to engage in political pursuit and killing for the sake of a few words. Everyone else has suffered the death of their mother, and it is very immoral to kick the door again.

In the end, what Shen Shoufu gained today was disappointment, which was basically empty.

In the suburban pavilion outside Dongcheng, Gu Xiancheng is saying goodbye to Chen Younian, Zhao Nanxing and other colleagues and colleagues.

The moment the official receives the news of his parents' funeral, he must immediately put down his official duties, resign from the office, and go on the road to rush home.

The details of the gentleman who flaunts himself with morality naturally cannot be neglected.

In order to prevent being noticed by people with intentions and "catching them all", Gu Xiancheng did not let his colleagues come to send him off, and only three or five people served as representatives.

Zhao Nanxing is worried, since the beginning of this year, the Qingliu forces have really been unfavorable.

The leader Shen Li was angry and ran away, and now the book of the Ministry of Rites is still vacant, and today Gu Xiancheng, an academic façade, has to go home to guard the system, how can he be embarrassed!

But the problem is that the catastrophe of the struggle for the national capital has begun, and it is impossible for the Qingliu forces not to speak out, it is impossible not to rush up, and they can't even pretend to be stupid, otherwise the theoretical foundation of the faction will be gone!

At that time, I don't know how many people will be lost, and everyone present will be planted in it.

Thinking of this, everyone suddenly felt that Gu Xiancheng was also quite lucky, and he happened to be able to avoid this national catastrophe.

As the most scheming behind-the-scenes think-tank figure in Qingliu, Gu Xiancheng decided to give his friends some advice before leaving.

lest when he returns to the court, his colleagues will be scattered, and he will be alone at that time.

Therefore, Gu Xian sighed, looked at the white clouds in the sky, and said: "Now that the current affairs are like this, if I leave the court, I really can't rest assured that you are all the kings." ”

Zhao Nanxing looked at Gu Xiancheng in surprise and exclaimed, "Gu Jun wants to win love? This is absolutely unacceptable! ”

Zhang Juzheng was in love back then, how much turmoil did it make? Can you Gu Xiancheng be more responsible than Zhang Juzheng?

Gu Xiancheng: "."

How can comrades-in-arms in the same trench have such no tacit understanding? How can people continue to show their wisdom?

Or did the old Jianghu Chen Younian see that Gu Xiancheng might have something to say, and took the initiative to ask: "What does Gu Jun have to say?" ”

Gu Xiancheng replied: "Ming people don't say dark words, if the catastrophe is unavoidable, you might as well find one or two people who take care of the overall situation, sacrifice yourself to protect your colleagues." ”

Chen Younian: "??? ”

Do you call this "the wise man does not speak dark words"? Could it be more subtle? Could it be that I am already old and can't keep up with new ideas?

Zhao Nanxing continued to ask a little impatiently: "What is self-sacrifice?" How do I protect my peers? ”

He was also convinced, Gu Jun always liked the cloud and mountain fog cover when he said something, and his unfathomable appearance.

Gu Xiancheng had to say more bluntly: "If one or two direct ministers go up to persuade the Son of Heaven, and the tone is extremely fierce and even almost invective, which angers the Son of Heaven, they will probably be imprisoned and convicted."

Then you can go up one after another, apply for the rescue of these two ministers, and the focus is all around these two ministers.

In this way, you will avoid facing the problem of the country's capital, and you will not have to fall because you directly express your anger at the Son of Heaven.

At the same time, you will not be criticized by public opinion, after all, you are working very hard to rescue your fellow prisoners.

And those one or two fellow believers can also gain a huge reputation because of their straightforward advice, isn't it the best of both worlds? ”

After Gu Xiancheng finished speaking, he looked at Chen Younian and Zhao Nanxing. At this point, you can't pretend to be stupid, right?

Chen Younian and Zhao Nanxing looked at each other, they didn't expect Gu Xiancheng to come up with this strategy of crossing the catastrophe, and based on their experience, this strategy could really be useful.

It's just a matter of picking one or two sacrifices and inducing them to become sacrifices to the catastrophe, ah no, iconic heroes.

But this is not difficult, there are more young and vigorous characters who are easy to get on.

Gu Xiancheng further instructed and said: "When these two victims commit Yan Zhi's advice, they must include Lin Tailai!"

In the future, they and their performance will become the focus, and even when they are famous in history, Lin Tailai, who is mentioned, will be repeatedly whipped by public opinion! ”

Zhao Nanxing and Chen Younian looked at each other again, and I have to say that this trick is quite vicious.

There is no shortage of similar examples, such as Zhuge Liang scolding Wang Lang, a high-ranking official and boss Wang Situ, but he was hacked into a clown image, which cannot be reversed.

Could it be that Gu Xiancheng's main purpose in coming up with this strategy was actually to discredit Lin Tailai?

In the end, Gu Xiancheng emphasized: "Also, you must win over Huang Hongxian of Zhan Shifu!"

This person is Lin Tailai's township test master, with a unique identity, and he is dissatisfied with Lin Tailai, so he will definitely come in handy!

Regarding Lin Tailai, I still have a few immature opinions, which I will leave to you to discuss."

Chen Younian and Zhao Nanxing confirmed at the same time that the people Gu Jun missed most in his heart were not their colleagues, but Lin Tailai.

Gu Xiancheng is gone, but the operation of the imperial court's government affairs will not stagnate, and the recitals from the Xuanfu will be sent to Jingshi at a frequency of one letter a day.

The officialdom of Beijing has never seen such a mutiny, there is new content every day, and the twists and turns are full of suspense, as if the whole book is serialized.

On the first day, Lin Qincha launched a mutiny to arrest Governor Xu, and by the way, he coerced the chief military officer and the three ladies of the northern captive female chiefs!

The next day, Wang Shenzheng bravely broke into the lair of the rebels and rescued the three ladies!

On the third day, the third lady said to Wang Shenzheng that Governor Xu asked her for a bribe and asked for a kickback in the border market!

On the fourth day, Wang Shenzheng bravely broke into the lair of the rebels and rescued the chief soldier Li Yingen!

On the fifth day, General Li said to Wang Shenzheng that Governor Xu instructed Zhang Quanfu to organize a mutiny, besiege Lin Qincha, and burn down the temporary garrison of Qincha!

On the sixth day, Governor Xu was suspected of attempting suicide and was rescued by Wang Shenzheng, who bravely broke into the nest of the rebels.

Day 7. Day 8.

As the protagonist of the long storytelling, Wang Shenzheng's popularity in Beijing has skyrocketed.

Just looking at the literal meaning, I thought that he was a horse with a spear, and he killed seven in and seven out in the nest of the rebels.

Shen Shoufu, who has a lot of opportunities, is already impatient to continue to read this stinky and long serial script, it's May of stepping on the horse, and there's no end?

It's over when it's over, and it's no fun to drag it out!

So at the cabinet meeting, Shen Shoufu said to the other cabinet elders: "Today in the affairs of the Xuanfu, a result must be determined!" ”

Then Shen Shoufu made an exposition: "The current situation is that the governor is allowed to collect money. Ah no, Xu Shouqian was bribe-giving, and even tried to collude with the female chief Sanniang to embezzle the horse price silver.

Qin Chalin temporarily sealed the treasury of the household department and suspended the start of the horse market, which triggered the Xu Shui . Shouqian's dissatisfaction.

Later, Xu collected money and instructed the deputy chief military officer Zhang Quanfu to launch a mutiny and besiege the Qincha garrison.

As a result, Qin Chalin was furious, and led his troops to fight back and attacked the governor Xingyuan. ”

In order to prevent others from having stress reactions and leading to uncontrollable consequences, Shen Shoufu also took great pains.

He only used Qin Chalin to refer to him, and did not directly mention Lin Tailai's name at all.

Xu Er and Wang San of the cabinet both acted as entertainers on this issue, and they all looked at Wang Si.

Xu Shouqian is a person on the line of Qingliu, or Wang Si, the spokesperson of the Qingliu force, you can speak!

Wang Si said objectively and fairly: "This information is actually one-sided, right?

So far, no statement has been received from Xu Shouqian himself, and there is no strong empirical evidence. ”

Shen Shoufu was disdainful and retorted: "You think that Lin, who has only been in Xuanfu for a few days, can collude with the female chieftain, the chief military officer, and a commander with outstanding military achievements, and frame Xu Shouqian, who has been entrenched in Xuanfu for three or four years?"

If you want to talk about empirical evidence, are those rebels who participated in the siege of Qincha considered empirical evidence? ”

Wang Si didn't want to defend Xu Shouqian, a rotten person with no self-knowledge, but he had to defend himself, this was a formalism for the Qingliu forces to see.

So he still forcibly said: "I always have to give Xu Shouqian a chance to speak, and then decide how to do it." ”

Shen Shoufu said again: "You have also watched Wang's recital, he said that Xu Shouqian has a tendency to commit suicide, and he will speak again after understanding it." ”

The implication is that if you let go now, Governor Xu can still pick up a life.

If you don't let go, I'm afraid that Governor Xu won't even die, you won't doubt that Governor Xu is incapable of committing suicide, right?

The resourceful Wang San suddenly said thoughtfully: "Maybe someone wants to see Xu collect money and commit suicide?" ”

Shen Da also glanced at Wang San in a little surprise, could it be that Wang Xijue, you are trying to perform again, and one step is counted as three steps, are you starting to think about what will happen after Xu collects money and loses his position?

At this time, Wang Si was also in pain, and he couldn't continue to defend himself. What kind of person would look forward to Governor Xu's suicide?

"If there is no objection, Xu Shouqian will be removed from office on the right political participation Wang's recital! Meeting! Shen Shoufu said in the final word.

Without the cabinet meeting where Lin Tailai was messing up outside, Shousuke was so domineering and so controlling!

The cabinet can also propose to the Son of Heaven that a certain governor be removed; As for nominating who to take over as governor, that is really not the business of the Cabinet.

According to the system, the governor of the interior is promoted by the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households, while the governor of border towns such as Xuanfu is promoted by the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War.

After the news came out that the governor of Xuanfu Town, Xu Huiqian was dismissed, Wang Situ of the household department was really mixed.

Happily, his son Wang Xiangqian went to the border town on the right step.

If you are still mixing in the mainland, when the officials and the household department will push the governor to involve his son, he should avoid suspicion.

The worry is that the opportunity came too early and too suddenly.

The son's qualifications are still very shallow, and he has just been in politics for a few days, and he is a little reluctant to become governor again.

In the past, the governor of Xuanfu Town was placed in a very dangerous position, and he had to fight bad battles with the northern captives every year, which was not a particularly good official position.

But now that there is no war, and the horse market has been open for twenty years, the governor of Xuanfu Town is a veritable fat shortage.

The imperial court and the right wing of the Beiyu opened four horse markets, one each in Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Shanxi Town, and Yulin Town.

However, the trading share of the Zhangjiakou Fort Horse Market in Xuanfu Town accounts for about 40% of all the horse markets, almost half.

Wang Situ, as the head of the household, knew very well that the amount of silver that the imperial court planned to use in the Zhangjiakou Fort horse market this year was as high as 185,000 taels!

This is only the official market transaction, plus the private transaction, Zhangjiakou Baoma Market in and out of the flow of water can be hundreds of thousands of taels.

If we add smuggling, it is even more innumerable, and it is definitely a battleground for the smuggling industry.

Therefore, the competition for the position of governor of Xuanfu Town does not need to be guessed to know the fierceness, and many people in the imperial court have already worried about it.

Such a great opportunity, it would be a shame to miss it. Wang Situ sighed secretly, it would be good if Lin Tailai was still in the court, he would definitely be a powerful help.

(End of chapter)