As a member of the imperial court, Dong Shangshu privately embezzled a large amount of other people's land in addition to some land rewarded by his own family and the emperor.

Yunyang County, not far from the capital, coincided with a drought, and the land was barren and thousands of miles of red land. Dong Shangshu used official deception to conceal the land, and turned part of the land into privatization. This is prohibited by law at Dentons, and in addition to this, some farmers buy land at low prices and hire farmers to cultivate it for them. There are not only several places on the outskirts of the capital, but even other counties and counties also have Dong Shangshu's land, or in the name of others, but they all belong to him alone.

"These title deeds can be kept by Haosheng, Xin Zhuo, you go and invite Lu Yunzhi to talk to him for your father. Dong Xinzhuo heard his father's words, and didn't ask much, and left the house with two little servants.

This morning, the magpie came to the door and shouted loudly, and it was not long before Dong Gongzi came to visit, and he was not welcomed. ”

In front of the Shizi's Mansion, Lu Yunzhi crossed the threshold and saw Dong Xinzhuo coming, and ordered the attendants beside him to prepare tea, water, melons and fruits, and he hurriedly stepped forward.

"Mr. Lu is polite, Mr. Lu is here to briefly say a few words to you...... You won't go in first. ”

"Oh?" Dong Xinzhuo said a few words in a low voice, and then saw Lu Yunzhi turn around and say to the attendant, "This son will go out with Dong Gongzi and tell his mother and sister." When the attendant heard the young master's words, he wrote them down slightly.

Sitting in the carriage, Lu Yunzhi saw Dong Xinzhuo, who was silent, and couldn't help but ask when he remembered what he had just said.

"Dong Gongzi, Lord Shangshu is looking for me...... What's the matter?"

"My father only asked my son to look for you, and he didn't say much. ”

"Yes, I thought Dong Gongzi would know, but I didn't expect to know. ”

Dong Xinzhuo only smiled slightly, and told the coachman to catch the car faster, and the car was quiet again. Lu Yunzhi looked at Dong Xinzhuo, who seemed to close his eyes and recuperate, and couldn't get anything useful from him, so he sat quietly opposite him, slightly lifted the window cloth and looked out.

When they arrived at the Dong Mansion, Lu Yunzhi and the others jumped out of the carriage and were led inside by the attendants of the Dong Mansion. Dong Shangshu saw that Lu Yunzhi was invited, so he first got up to greet him and then retreated, leaving only the three of them in the room to talk politely.

"Yunzhi, my uncle came to you to discuss something with you, see if you are interested?"

"My lord, don't be so polite, just say it directly!" Dong Shangshu saw that Lu Yunzhi was still deliberately alienating him as before, and laughed dryly.

"That's right...... Recently, there have been natural disasters in the capital and surrounding counties. Some people are hungry and hungry, and large tracts of land are uncultivated. My uncle wanted to nationalize the idle land so that the victims could eat. ”

"Your Excellency's kind deeds will inevitably be appreciated by the imperial court, but the younger generation just wants to ask your lordship...... Do you really think so? Or do you ...... Take this opportunity to expand your power and gain a firm foothold in the imperial court?"

"Yunzhi, you and I are already uncles and nephews. Uncle won't hide it from you...... Indeed, there is a desire to compete with those who sit in high positions. ”

"It seems that the hearts of adults are higher than the sky, and the younger generations sigh to themselves. After speaking, Lu Yunzhi got up and left his seat to say goodbye to Dong Shangshu and Dong Xinzhuo, and walked outside the house.

Looking at Lu Yunzhi's departing figure, Dong Xinzhuo wanted to step forward to stop him, but was stopped by Dong Shangshu.

"Xin Zhuo, let him go!"

"Father, why are you doing this? If he refuses to cooperate with you, he will abandon it and find someone else. ”

"Xin Zhuo, where can I go to find someone close to me at this juncture? Whether he is alienated from me or complains about me...... None of them will change. Dong Xinzhuo looked at his father so insistent and clenched his fists slightly. Lu Yunzhi...... Speaking of which, we are still cousins, so we don't give face to our father...... If you lose your gentlemanly demeanor, how should this son punish you well? Thinking of this, Dong Xinzhuo let go of his fist and put his hands behind his back.

Although Dong Shangshu did not convince the young son of the Lu family, he did not forget about business------ through those lands, secretly expanded his power, recruited troops, and privately trained government soldiers. Other officials of his faction also had their own land, weapons, horses, etc., to varying degrees, and in addition to the capital, other counties and counties in Dacheng had all become the territory of various clans. In the court, Dong Shangshu was ambitious, and he was increasingly dissatisfied with his power as Shangshu, and he had the potential to replace the position of Prime Minister Han Cheng through his own forces, wanting to control the power of the court. The emperor saw that Dong Shangshu's influence was getting bigger and bigger, and some ministers in the court also looked at Dong Shangshu's head. The power of the Dong faction officials gradually expanded, which made the emperor feel that the court was no longer the same as before, and his exercise of power was greatly hindered, as if he were a puppet emperor.

"It's simply lawless! With one of his courtiers, he wants to gain monstrous power! Do you still want to change the dynasty?"

Seeing that the emperor was talking more and more, the palace people became more and more angry, and wanted to come forward to persuade him to extinguish the fire.

"Go out, all of you! ”

Just as the emperor felt angry, he persuaded the palace people waiting around him to retreat and shut him in the study alone. I watched as the folds piled up on the table swept my sleeves and scattered them on the ground.

Hearing the noise in the study, the palace people outside the door couldn't help but ask the emperor. I only heard the emperor in the room suppress the anger and say, "I'm okay, don't come in yet." The palace people were still angry when they heard the emperor, and they didn't dare to push the door in. Just when the palace people hesitated and made difficulties, Li Sishen came to the emperor for something. The palace people guarding outside the door couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief when they saw that the person who came was the sixth prince. His Majesty was angry in his study, and his favorite prince came to persuade him. Li Sishen saw the emperor's father-in-law and other palace people waiting outside the door, and asked why they were not in the study? The father-in-law leaned into her ear and whispered, "Your Majesty is angry in the study, so we waited outside the door." Hearing his father-in-law's words, Li Si pondered for a moment and said to the door, "Father, the son has something to discuss with his father." The emperor heard the familiar voice of the six princes outside the door, so he let her in.

Li Sishen saw that the ground was in a mess, and the ministers' recitals were scattered all over the place, thinking that his father was in a bad mood, he was furious as his father-in-law said. The emperor calmed down a little and said, "What do you want to tell your father?" Li Sishen first saluted respectfully, and then talked about Dong Shangshu's private formation of factions, and the fact that he was trying to occupy the land in the hands of the peasants in the name of the government, but in fact he tried every means to occupy it for private ownership. When the emperor heard these words, he did not immediately say which was right and which was wrong.

"Every one of these things that Mi'er said is that he can take off his official hat and official uniform, and even the crime of connecting the family. ”

Li Sishen stared at the emperor's eyes and said calmly.

"Erchen knows what he is talking about, his words are unfounded, his ears are false, and his eyes are believing. How can you know if there is one or not?" the emperor couldn't help but laugh when he heard that she was going to check on them. I don't know how to laugh at her ignorance? Or is the newborn calf not afraid of tigers? Dare to check Dong Shangshu, the courage is really not small. Seeing that the emperor laughed, Li Sishen frowned slightly.

"The grasshopper shakes the tree, and it is beyond its own strength...... How can those gate valve families be shaken by a prince, not to mention that you still have a small official position in Wen Linlang now. ”

Li Sishen did not take the emperor's ridicule to heart, but was more determined in his own thoughts.

"Father, Dong Shangshu or the Gate Valve Family are not as indestructible as they seem. At present, if you want to control the government, you have great power. In this way, won't Dacheng's country fall into the hands of foreigners......?

"What else?"

"Dong Shangshu and other clans of the gate lord family encroached on other people's land, according to the law of Dacheng, it was a crime, and they secretly formed a faction...... It deserves to be severely punished and not tolerated. ”

"It's a pity...... Mi'er is not a Dali Siqing, not an official of the Criminal Department...... Just an inconspicuous idle official. ”

When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help but sigh that he dared to say this in front of him. Put it on someone else and be dragged out a long time ago. Looking at Li Sishen in front of him, the emperor suddenly thought that maybe he could help him a lot with his inconspicuous loose officials.