Cabinet duty.

Li Dongyang didn't see Xie Qian coming, and specially asked Cheng Minzheng, but was told that Xie Qian had been recuperating at home for the past few days.

Cheng Minzheng said: "I went to his house yesterday to visit his condition, and I saw that his complexion was not bad, but the wind and cold were slightly heavier, and it was said that he was top-heavy, or he needed three or five more days to recuperate." ”

"Hmm."

Li Dongyang could only hand over the errands he had done for Xie Qian to Cheng Minzheng to deal with.

Liu Jian's side has been silent.

Because Li Dongyang had to be on duty that night, he would leave the cabinet before noon.

After coming out of the duty room, he went straight to Xie Qian's other courtyard on East Chang'an Street, which was his usual office, and Xie Qian did not go home this time to recuperate, which also made Li Dongyang see that in fact, Xie Qian did not take the initiative to go home to recuperate, but was forced.

After Li Dongyang saw Xie Qian, he also confirmed his conjecture that Xie Qian was not sick at all, and the so-called wind and cold symptoms were all pretended.

"Is there any difference between me and me?" Xie Qian also seemed very calm.

If you are not in the court, it seems that you can save a lot and pretend to be sick to rest at home, which seems to be the best way to escape from the difficulties of reality.

Li Dongyang said: "In the past few years, who has not been sick? If you really can't do it, it's not impossible to recuperate at home for a few days, but at the moment, this situation is also the time for the imperial court to employ people, so come back if you can. ”

Xie Qian shook his head, and by the way, he pushed the hot tea on the side in front of Li Dongyang, and said, "Your Majesty may not keep me for a few days, and Your Majesty has already agreed to the resignation of these few times." ”

Li Dongyang frowned and said, "Don't think about it. ”

"Huh." Xie Qian smiled bitterly, "Why did I fall to this point, I know very well, it can be regarded as my tongue and tongue, I could have been good at getting popular, but I have to fight, and the result is that when I encounter something, no one will help me." ”

Li Dongyang did not answer directly.

He heard that Xie Qian's words were a little dissatisfied, not only because of the courtiers, but also with his Li Dongyang and Liu Jian.

Xie Qian was investigated by the factory guards this time, more of a black pot, whether it was to make trouble for Zhang Mao's expedition or to find someone to impeach Wang Shouren, Xie Qian was just the vanguard of the cabinet, and they were one in terms of interests, but now only he Xie Qian was investigated, and Li Dongyang and Liu Jian were safe and sound, which would make Xie Qian have some suspicions in his heart.

Xie Qian said: "Recently, I heard that when I read a book in middle school, I was rejected by my classmates, and some people think that he borrowed my identity to get to the top. I don't know what will happen in the spring of the coming year, alas! This is the case with the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, obviously they don't want to divide factions, but in the end they form their own parties, this is this party, that is that party, even I didn't expect that the secular people are such philistines at the moment. ”

This touched Xie Pi again.

Since Xie Pi became the Xie Yuan of Zhang Zhou's township test, Xie Qian's reputation among Wenchen also began to decline.

Many people think that Zhang Zhou is using Xie Pi to relieve the contradiction with the cabinet and traditional ministers, and Xie Lian has become the beneficiary of the transfer of interests.

Xie Qian: This belongs to lying down the gun.

Li Dongyang said: "Yizhong's knowledge is good, let him come to my house for a visit in the past two days, and I will give him good advice." ”

Li Dongyang is not a person who is afraid of things.

If you think your son is alienated, then I will personally guide him, after all, I am also a master of the literary world, if he Xie Pi comes to my house, I still treat him as a student, then other people's criticism of him will subside.

"Don't worry, he's still preparing for the exam, and he won't go anywhere years ago." Xie Qian also wants to be embarrassed.

The son went to visit Li Dongyang, just to calm the criticism of the world, and he Xie Qian also felt that it was unnecessary.

"Binzhi, there is a saying, in fact, I wanted to tell you two days ago, is it like this...... I learned from Lu Quanqing that Zhang Bingkuan is new and does not seem to be in the Beijing Division, and even Lu Quanqing seems to suspect that Zhang Bingkuan is leading troops to Jizhou. After thinking about it for a while, Xie Qian decided to tell the story.

Li Dongyang said: "Does he want to personally lead the troops to make meritorious contributions?" ”

Xie Qian shook his head lightly, and said helplessly: "I didn't understand what he was going to do, let people ask, it is true that in addition to facing him, he didn't even go to the military department, and there was no trace of him in Yanwutang. ”

Li Dongyang pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "Unlikely." ”

"Oh? Why? Xie Qian said, "Do you think that Zhang Bingkuan doesn't even have the courage to do this?" ”

Li Dongyang said: "He still has the courage, Xuanfu rushed to help Wei Ninghai in the first battle, and he sent troops quickly, but he didn't personally lead the troops when there were so many opportunities before, why did he send troops from Jizhen this time, it seems that there are no major changes, and he needs to go in person?" ”

Xie Qian analyzed: "Could it be that Tatar may have a group of people who want to go from Jizhou to Koubian, he expected it in advance, and he was ready to kill the enemy by surprise." ”

Li Dongyang said: "If this is the case, Your Majesty may not say it in the court, isn't this tantamount to startling the snake?" ”

"This ......"

Xie Qian couldn't say why.

Li Dongyang said with a slight sigh: "Since Zhang Bingkuan entered Beijing, there have been many extraordinary moves, if he is fighting for the front line, I think he will probably not lead the troops so rashly, and that side is not his descendant, Liu Yu is at best a royal history who has risen from the place, and his friendship with him is not deep." ”

Xie Qian smiled: "Do you think that Ma Yingtu is kind to Liu Yu, so Liu Yu will not concentrate on taking refuge in Zhang Bingkuan?" ”

Li Dongyang did not answer such a sensitive question of party affiliation, he continued: "Zhang Bingkuan does not follow common sense, he is there or not, as long as he is angry with His Majesty, it is difficult for us to ask. I have learned that Wang Bo'an led his troops from Weininghai, and I think this is the highlight that His Majesty expects. ”

"Wang Bo'an sent troops? Your Majesty...... I didn't mention it. Xie Qian felt that the situation seemed to be a bit big.

Li Dongyang said: "That's why I think that his Zhang Bingkuan didn't show up, and it was just a trick." The main tribe of Tatars is all west of Weininghai, what is the significance of sending troops from Jizhen? Even if he goes to the east, it is likely that he will build a harbor in Yongping Mansion, so don't get too entangled. You concentrate on recuperation, and you must come back to the court two days after tomorrow. ”

Xie Qian smiled reluctantly and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

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Inside the West Warm Pavilion.

Zhu Youzhu is sitting cross-legged, the floor heating makes him very comfortable, and he feels more powerful when he is doing things, there is a feeling of leisurely walking, and he is about to enter the cold winter, but there is also a feeling of spring all year round.

The sandalwood on the side is also lit, which can calm his mind.

At this moment, Chen Kuan stepped in, knelt down in front of him, and put a few copies of the new music on the octagonal table in front of Zhu Youji.

"Any news from the Northwest?" Zhu Youzhu asked.

Chen Kuan said: "No." Right now, the DPRK is talking about it...... Cai Guogong has not shown up for a few days. ”

Zhu Youzhu held the pen in his hand, continued to dip the cinnabar ink and said: "Bingkuan went to do something for me, he won't return to Beijing for many days in the future, even I am not in a hurry, why do those people care so much?" Could it be that they miss Bingkuan more than me? ”

Chen Kuan wanted to ask, why did you send that Mr. Zhang?

But Chen Kuan was very careful now, and he didn't dare to have any inconsistency with the emperor, even if he asked a question, he felt that it was a sin.

"Count the days, he's almost there, speaking of which he is not in Beijing, and when I am occasionally bored, I can't talk to someone." Zhu Youzhu put down the pen again.

People are not as motivated as before, and it seems that they start to slack off for a while.

Chen Kuan said: "Your Majesty, you should rest more, I recently heard that many courtiers in the court have suffered from wind cold, and they are all recuperating in the house." ”

"Do you mean Xie Yuqiao?" Zhu Youzhu said, "I know that he is not sick at all, but he is just deliberately avoiding me." I wasn't going to do anything to him, I just wanted to know what their cabinet was trying to do. Now that he is so evasive, it shows that the cabinet's action against Bingkuan's people is far from over, and some things are just plotting in secret. ”

Chen Kuan was also shocked when he heard this.

The cabinet was obviously the most relied on yamen by the emperor before, equivalent to the emperor's adviser, and even the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty.

Now the monarch and the minister are not in harmony to this extent? Don't say anything about mutual suspicion, and even have their own abacus, wrestling?

"Your Majesty......"

"You don't have to say anything, I actually know that they don't want to have a harmonious relationship between Bingkuan and the British Duke, and I don't have any intention of letting them get along, but someone deliberately instigated the situation, which is too deliberate, even if Bingkuan squeezed the position of the British Duke and other old lords in the court, but all this is for the country and the people, and it is not Bingkuan's original intention, it is just my will."

Zhu Youzhu flicked his sleeves and said, "If you want to pretend to be sick, let him continue to be sick." The cabinet is not afraid of a shortage of people, I have already thought about it, and it seems that it is time for Bingkuan to enter the cabinet. ”

Chen Kuan was even more shocked after hearing this.

It turned out that the emperor already had a plan to remove the iron triangle of the cabinet.

Letting Cheng Minzheng enter the cabinet is only the first step, the next is Zhang Zhou's entry into the cabinet, and it is likely that the next step is Wang Wei and others entering the cabinet.

Because of the people who are likely to enter the cabinet, it seems that only Cheng Minzheng is worthy of "sacrifice", in order to make way for Zhang Zhou, the emperor did not advocate letting Wang Wei enter the cabinet before, and the clues can also be seen, and the people next to him should be paving the way for Zhang Zhou to enter the cabinet.

"But now there is also a listening office, and it doesn't seem to matter so much whether Bingkuan enters the cabinet or not. It's just that I rely on one of the cabinets to make suggestions, and I feel that there is indeed something missing, but the world still recognizes the cabinet elders more, and sometimes I have to let Bingkuan do both. ”

The Emperor's meaning was clearer.

Originally, it was okay to enter the cabinet or not, Zhang Bingkuan was already my most important adviser.

However, Wenchen does not approve of the Listening Office, so I can only let him become the Minister of the Listening Office first, and then become the elder of the Cabinet, so that others will not oppose anything from the rules.

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Li Dongyang didn't bother to go back to rest, but went straight to the yamen of the ministry and saw Ma Wensheng who was drinking tea.

Even Li Dongyang was surprised by Ma Wensheng's Taoguang cultivation, in Li Dongyang's opinion, it seemed that Ma Wensheng in front of him had indeed lost his sharpness.

"Binzhi, I don't think that Zhang Bingkuan will personally lead the troops, he has a good life, but why should he take the initiative to ask for help? How much benefit can this battle bring him? ”

Ma Wensheng analyzed that Zhang Zhou would not go to the battlefield from the perspective of human feelings.

Unprofitable, what's the point of going to war? Leaving Jingshi is equivalent to leaving the emperor, which will only bring opportunities for political enemies to attack him.

Unless it is this time to send troops from Jizhou, it will bring great benefits to Zhang Zhou, otherwise this battle is more suitable for Zhang Zhou to be the mastermind behind it.

Li Dongyang said: "At first, I also told Yu Qiao that, but now Zhang Bingkuan does seem to be out of Beijing, what do you think he can do?" Just for the sake of shipbuilding and repairing ports? Even if the sea frontier of the Ming Dynasty is unstable, can it be so attractive to him that he forgets to sleep and eat? ”

Ma Wensheng smiled and said nothing.

just added tea to Li Dongyang and continued to close his eyes to recuperate, as if he was thinking, but it was more like he was enjoying himself.

Li Dongyang asked, "Don't you agree with Ma Butang?" ”

Ma Wensheng smiled, shook his head and said: "What can't be confirmed, it's not that I agree or oppose it, I think that going to sea can bring a harvest of more than one million taels of silver to Daming at one time, Your Majesty can be said to be very enthusiastic about this, and it is not impossible to arrange a few more seas." Is it unusual for him to supervise it himself? ”

Li Dongyang said: "What's the use of only bringing back silver, but not bringing back foreign property?" ”

"It doesn't have to be." Ma Wensheng said, "Doesn't it mean that there are any new crops that will be sown in the spring of next year?" This Zhang Bingkuan's ambition is not small, have you ever seen a courtier like him, so enthusiastic that he forgets himself for something that seems incredible? ”

Li Dongyang thought about it and shook his head, he really couldn't think of any capable person in history who would be as as Zhang Zhou.

When the sea was stable, it was highly recommended to build ships and go to sea.

A Wenchen actually relied on astronomical astrology and astrology to become famous, and even wars could rely on Xuankong...... It's really like a half-immortal.

Now even the crops that have been inherited by the people of the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years have to change their farming methods, which is not a cattle man, but purely incredible, and the literati under the influence of traditional Confucian culture, with its conservativeness, are completely unable to accept this kind of person.

Li Dongyang said: "Then what if, he really led the troops from Jizhen to the battle?" ”

"Bring it." Ma Wensheng also seemed to be interested, "In the past few years, the DPRK has impeached him a lot, His Majesty seems to be too lazy to care now, His Majesty wants it, Zhang Bingkuan can give it, and now it is probably the peace of the country and the people, in addition to his some unscrupulous business, I don't see what he has done to harm the country and the people, let's wait and see what happens." ”

It seems that even Ma Wensheng is lazy.

can't fight Zhang Zhou.

The emperor unconditionally supported it, and even the popularity of the people was rising, and it seemed useless to rely on the opposition and exclusion of the civil servants alone.

"He's sent troops, will he be able to win?" Li Dongyang asked solemnly.

Ma Wensheng naturally heard that Li Dongyang meant to stumble Zhang Zhou behind his back, and he said: "Binzhi, there are some things, just think about it, just stop in moderation." Zhang Bingkuan is also the hope of the Ming warriors in the end, and there is no need to puncture their hopes. All localities are still waiting for the New Deal reform, which will bring long-term stability, and if it changes, it will be difficult for anyone to accept it. There is no going back, so it's better to look down. (End of chapter)