The gap in the tiles directly above the candlestick of Li Shanchang's desk is less than the width of one eye, and it can be said that the gap is as wide as the pupil is.

Mao Xiang was lying on it, and it can really be said that it was a real 'reconnaissance close to the ground'!

It is precisely because of this that he has achieved the integration of black clothes, black nights, and black tiles!

The reason why Mao Xiang is so cautious is only because the object of his investigation is another old fox of the Ming Dynasty.

In his opinion, there are only three old foxes in the Ming Dynasty, the first is the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang he is loyal to, the second is Liu Bowen, who is already sick, and the third is Li Shanchang under his nose.

As for Hu Weiyong, who is now proud of the spring breeze in the phase, in his Mao Xiang's opinion, he is not worthy of the three words old fox at all, but it is just a tool for Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Shanchang to play a game.

But people feel very good about themselves, and they think that he Hu Weiyong is the old fox who reaps the benefits of the fisherman!

Of course, such an old fox ranking was only his cognition before he met Ye Qing.

After knowing Ye Qing, he didn't know who was the first old fox of the Ming Dynasty!

Anyway, Zhu Yuanzhang, the first old fox of the Ming Dynasty, suffered a lot of losses in front of Ye Qing, the little fox!

But this is only the first round, and the outcome is still unpredictable!

But Mao Xiang is also the same as Queen Ma, hoping that Ye Qing can replace Liu Bowen as soon as possible and become a potential little fox who helps Zhu Yuanzhang clamp down on Huaixi Xungui.

Such a result is not only the best for them, but also the best for Liu Bowen.

At the very least, Liu Bowen can go home for two days of comfort!

It's just that as far as his current understanding goes, Ye Qing doesn't seem to look down on these people in the court at all, and even Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang can't look down on them.

In his Ye Qing's eyes, only Xu Da can be qualified to play a game of chess with him!

Thinking of Ye Qing's bold words, Mao Xiang felt that his head was big, if his conceited fault was not changed, he would only kill himself and Xu Da when he came to the court to be an official!

Just when Mao Xiang was thinking like this, Li Shanchang under his nose spread out the letter unhurriedly, and he really saw that the messenger of Hu Weiyong next to him was in a hurry.

It is said that Taishan collapsed in front of him and his face did not change, but he burned his beard in the fire, and his face still did not change.

In this state of mind, it is also worthy of the three words old fox.

The content of the letter: "Engong is above, His Majesty left Beijing this time, saying that it was a micro-service patrol to observe the people's feelings, but in fact, it was a micro-service to go north to investigate Ye Qing, the magistrate of Yanmen County, who was in the midst of self-evaluation and self-reporting!" ”

"Ye Young Man is less frivolous, he doesn't take you and me in his eyes at all, the student has written a good letter, but he only replied with four words, 'You are a fart'!"

"On the day Your Majesty returned to the palace, he will beat up the examiner who let Ye Qing, the magistrate of Yanmen County, take the examiner, and the officials who let him go to Yanmen County to take office, and then reward him heavily!"

"Attached: Ye Qing's self-evaluation after the three-year examination is completed and the original text is transcribed."

"The minister has been an official for three years"

Under the candlelight of the desk,

After Li Shanchang saw Ye Qing's original text, a pair of deep old eyes showed a hint of horror that was not obvious.

And Mao Xiang, who was plastering tiles on the top of his head to investigate, was shocked by the original content of the letter, and his pupils were instantly dilated.

Just for a moment, he thought of the scene when Zhu Yuanzhang saw the twist and turn, and he was angry and asked him to hurry up and kill Ye Qing.

He still remembers the letter that was thrown out of the imperial study by Zhu Yuanzhang and swayed by the wind.

At that time, after he received the order, he stayed there for a while, he really wanted to pick it up and see what kind of twists and turns he could write himself into a thousand cuts.

But as soon as he left the city, he was caught up by Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma, who were out on patrol in micro-clothes.

So he began to be curious again,

What kind of twist and turn can make the emperor give death quickly and accurately, and then catch up and say, go and see it first?

If he hadn't seen Ye Qing's original self-evaluation here, he would never have guessed that it was such a bold and annoying content in his life.

But even now that he saw the content of the original text, he could only think of the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to hurry up and kill Ye Qing.

Even if he wants to break his head, he will definitely not be able to think of it, how can this letter make Zhu Yuanzhang just die on the front foot, and then change the back foot to look at it?

Thinking of this, Mao Xiang focused his attention on Li Shanchang under his nose.

His Mao Xiang's Taoism is not enough, but Li Shanchang's Taoism of the old fox should be enough, I only hope that he, Li Shanchang, can solve his Mao Xiang's doubts!

Just when Mao Xiang was looking forward to it, Li Shanchang's slightly frowning brows immediately relaxed.

In the eyes of Hu Weiyong's messenger, Li Shanchang just spread out the paper unhurriedly, and then slowly sharpened the ink, writing a reply as if he was enjoying the whole process of calligraphy.

Not only did Hu Weiyong's messenger want to ghostwrite for him, but even Mao Xiang, who was already a little uncomfortable above, wanted to go down and say to Li Shanchang, 'You say, I'll convey it on your behalf'!

Finally, Li Shanchang began to write.

Li Shanchang replied: "Judging from this self-evaluation letter, it is not surprising that he replied to Yu Ling in this way. ”

"You should pay attention to this person and deal with it carefully, this person's scheming is not under you and me, or even under the emperor!"

When Li Shanchang wrote this, he stopped writing again, just took a sip of tea with deep eyes, and then looked like a thinker.

Finally, he wrote again: "This person is not only scheming, but also has the ability to lay out the world." ”

"Just this letter that seems to be self-defeating, it is enough to see that he not only knows you Hu Weiyong enough, but also knows Your Majesty and the Queen Mother enough."

"He calculated that after you saw this letter, he would definitely let His Majesty see it too!"

"He calculated that after His Majesty saw this letter, he would definitely explode into a thunderous rage!"

"He has also calculated the meticulous queen mother, and he will definitely find the secret!"

"And the secret of this is that in that place for three years, no one can do it!"

"This is the reason why His Majesty and Niangniang want to pay a private visit in person, and this is also the purpose of his writing such a letter, he hopes that His Majesty will send someone to contact him directly."

"Only by going straight to heaven can we get around, it is enough to see that this person didn't take us seriously from the beginning."

"This person is still bold and arrogant, he is using his life to gain a fate!"

"In case the queen mother did not appear by His Majesty's side at the right time and did not remind His Majesty, he might really be given death."

"If there is no fate, even if you are convicted and ascend to heaven, it will not be used by the emperor."

"But once there is this fate, then they are Tang Taizong and Wei Zheng of the Ming Dynasty, if this situation is promoted, we will fall into an extremely passive situation!"

"Fortunately, he didn't expect His Majesty and Niangniang to personally serve him, judging from His Majesty's actions of beating and punishing when he came back, we still have a chance!"

"You should wait and see what happens, and don't rashly participate in this person, just as if this person never existed in the world, just as if Your Majesty has never been on patrol."

"Your Majesty beats and punishes, it is enough to see that Your Majesty appreciates this person's talent, but also dislikes this person's style!"

"Most geniuses are mavericks, and they often lead to the result that the emperor uses them first and then kills them!"

"Wait now to be as steady as a turtle, waiting for the opportunity to move, once this person makes a big mistake, then hit the key point, one move to kill!"

“.”

Finally, Li Shanchang put the letter in the envelope and began to wax it slowly.

At this moment, the tile above his head, which had been torn open by a small gap, also began to slowly close.

It's really slow, as slow as Li Shanchang's wax seal.

Finally, Mao Xiang slowly turned over and sat on the roof, looking in the direction of Yanmen County.

Now Mao Xiang can be said to be like being enlightened by a master, and all the problems that can't be figured out have been figured out.

His mind kept flashing with what he had seen and heard in Yanmen County,

Ye Qing used a way that was not accepted by the world to seek happiness for the people.

He also used a high salary to support his incorruptibility, so that if he really wanted to die, he could go to the guillotine alone.

He also set up an arsenal with his own money, just to replace the Yanmen garrison with better equipment.

He even made a contribution to the creation of new rice varieties with a yield of more than 600 catties per mu, although this has not been confirmed.

But personally, he just wants to believe that this is the truth.

He believed so much in this unconfirmed thing, it was really not because he received Ye Qing's super-standard hospitality, but because of what he had learned, Ye Qing had 'done what he said' again and again!

Not bad

All of the above observations correspond to the word 'genius' written by Li Shanchang one by one!

And his Ye Qing's words and deeds that made Zhu Yuanzhang so angry that he almost lost his sense of proportion correspond to the words 'maverick' written by Li Shanchang.

Not only that, Li Shanchang's analysis of the original text of the self-report letter also made him understand the real reason for giving death to change and talk about it.

Zhu Yuanzhang first gave death in a hurry, and then took Queen Ma to catch up with him, and then let's take a look!

Why did you bring Queen Ma?

It must be like his Li Shanchang's analysis, it was Queen Ma who first discovered the problem, and it was also Queen Ma who proposed to catch up quickly, so as not to mistakenly kill the loyal and virtuous talents!

Thinking of this, Mao Xiang also has to admit that the old fox is the old fox!

With just a letter explaining the situation, he analyzed it so well, even more comprehensively than he, who witnessed everything himself.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but worry about Ye Qing again.

He was worried about Ye Qing's final ending, which was really as Li Shanchang said in his letter, 'The emperor will use it first and then kill him'.

It can also be said that if Ye Qing's eloquence does not change, he is still such a special case, he must be such an ending.

Of course, he was not only worried about this ending.

He was also worried that Ye Qing would not be able to wait for the step of 'the emperor used it first', and he would lose in the hands of Li Shanchang, who was in Haozhou and was still strategizing!

It was also when Mao Xiang was so worried,

Hu Weiyong's messenger immediately went out, and Li Shanchang also walked to the middle of the courtyard and looked in the direction of Yanmen County.

Li Shanchang just said in a leisurely tone: "The old man is already nine out of fifty, and he can be regarded as a sixtieth person." ”

"I really didn't expect to meet such a great talent again before I entered the ground."

"Ye Qing?"

"The old man can't accept you as a beginner, it's a big regret in life!"

As soon as the words fell, Li Shanchang's face and eyes immediately changed.

The previous sympathy has directly become his true face, that is, jealousy and jealousy, or the kind of jealousy and jealousy of 'either enter my door or die'!

A few days later, in the early morning,

Not long after Zhu Yuanzhang went down to court, Mao Xiang came to his imperial study!

Ask the officials to follow up on the support, thank you, I'm sorry to be late, there is an update today!

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