At night, Gu Boyang sat in the inn.

Since that day, his prestige among the people has plummeted.

Everyone saw the stark contrast between King Fu and King Rong.

In fact, this is not just a question of whether you are frightened by the thunder, but a comparison of "courage", and the rumor that King Rong is not as bold as King Fu has actually been circulated among the people for a long time, and it has also been confirmed today.

So, is it really just a "rumor" about the other rumors about King Rong?

Obviously, with the confirmation of this one thing, other things have also been tacitly acquiesced by.

Then, Gu Boyang, who spread false news, was naturally despised by everyone.

Although it is said that in terms of reasoning, he is still tenable, but who let Gu Boyang be led astray in the later period and insisted on promoting the advantages of King Rong, as soon as the facts came out, he was naturally slapped in the face.

After all, compared with this so-called "big event", most people are more concerned about their future, not to say that it is because of the "general trend" in him, but now that the general trend is gone, he immediately showed his dissatisfaction.

Gu Boyang sat at the table, his face was a little gloomy, and the flickering candle flame reflected his face.

The lifters are already alienating him, and today he went to visit a few ministers, and he was also closed, which was simply impossible some time ago.

These days, he has enjoyed enough of the status of the stars holding the moon, even those officials in the court, when he comes to the door, they greet him with a smile, and now the huge gap makes him feel very uncomfortable.

And that's just second, and more importantly - he messed things up.

His task was to mobilize the people to put pressure on the imperial court and to contact the ministers to join them as much as possible, which was clearly a failure.

Gu Boyang gritted his teeth, then spread out a piece of paper on the table, and began to write a letter in a hurry, preparing to seek the next step.

Then it was delivered by a faithful subordinate.

Coincidentally, almost not long after the person left the inn, several brocade guards dressed up in disguise and came to the inn where Gu Boyang lived, and they used Luo Sigong's name to monitor this person named Gu Boyang from today on.

I just missed it.

……

Nanzhili, Changzhou.

In the middle of a college.

After reading the letter from Jingshi, the middle-aged man named Gu Xiancheng couldn't help but be angry, and scolded in his mouth:

"This shit!"

He used to be an official of the imperial court, and he was the highest Langzhong of the Ministry of Literature, but he was resolutely opposed to the merger of the two kings at that time, so Wanli directly dismissed him.

However, this dismissal brought him great prestige, and his friend Ye Xianggao in the court still kept in touch with him, which made him a commoner, but he could still meddle in the affairs of the court.

And he did not waste his prestige, and immediately gathered some people at Donglin Academy in Wuxi to give lectures and discuss politics at the same time.

With his reputation of "being loyal and outspoken", and many officials who were demoted because of the establishment of the prince at that time, they all gathered to him, which made the academy famous for a while, attracted many scholars, and had the ability to initially influence public opinion, and many officials who were influenced by the Donglin lineage entered the court, causing them to become more and more powerful.

However, after all, this world is not his Gu Xiancheng family is the only one, not far to the south, there are business grabbers - although Dongqian Academy was suppressed during Zhang Juzheng's reign, and the scope of activities was limited to Ningbo Mansion and other places, but with the death of Zhang Juzheng, they were active again, and now there are signs of rebirth, and many related Wang Xue Academies have begun to be established in various parts of the Ming Dynasty.

There are also many scholars who originally planned to come to Donglin, but they were attracted to them, after all, it was a once prosperous existence.

In order to maintain his influence, Gu Xiancheng planned to use some off-the-counter moves, and the "Worrying Discussion" that spread all over the world appeared.

And Gu Boyang is his nephew, and his actions are also part of Gu Xiancheng's plan, and now that he has messed up, how can he not be angry?

"Brother, what's going on?" Someone next to him asked.

He is Gu Xiancheng's younger brother, Gu Yuncheng.

Gu Xiancheng handed over the letter and said dissatisfiedly:

"My original intention was to set off a wave of public opinion, questioning why the emperor did not appoint King Rong as the prince, and at the same time led the topic to the four members of the cabinet to tell the world that His Majesty's failure to appoint a crown prince is related to the slippery behavior of these four people and even secretly supporting the emperor."

"In this way, Shilin and the people are on our side, so even Your Majesty has to change his will, and King Rong will be the crown prince, and the four members of the cabinet will inevitably step down! At that time, Xiang Gao, who has already done the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, can be helped into the cabinet and initially grasp the power. ”

"Coupled with Sancai, Yunzhen and others, wouldn't it be possible to borrow chickens to lay eggs and promote people in my generation? Our party will be established! And we can also take this opportunity to greatly increase our prestige...... You see, two days ago, I gave a speech in the academy and criticized the imperial court, which was unprecedented! More than 1,000 people listened to the school, which was an unprecedented grand occasion! ”

"According to the plan, in a few years, we will be able to control the court in the countryside, drive out the evil, and all the people will be prosperous!"

Gu Xiancheng slapped the table hard, his eyes flashing with ambition.

Although he was dismissed, he never planned to die in the countryside so peacefully, and his eyes were always focused on the court.

Once the plan is successful, he can control the world with the body of cloth, and when the time comes, he will be the prime minister of no position! But now there is a huge problem with his plan, and this is exactly what started from Jingshi.

"Boyang is in Beijing, by virtue of the identity of the imperial examination son, you can not only further persecute Your Majesty, but also take the opportunity to make friends with people in my generation, if the operation is done properly, it is not impossible to marry more than 100 students in our party, the major event of the imperial examination of the country, the current imperial examination is reversed, Your Majesty will also be under great pressure, but now?"

"Pray for rain once, and it's all over! How can public opinion have reversed, it turns out that it is from Beijing! Look at what to ask for rain, talk about what is wise or not! As long as we grasp the etiquette, we will be invincible! Well, now who else wants to befriend him? Who else wants to join him in persecuting the emperor? ”

"The good situation has turned into a debate between the two factions! If someone supports it, there is hope for the emperor, how to force him to make a prince? If we don't change the establishment and the cabinet, our scholars here will soon disperse in accordance with the general trend! ”

(End of chapter)