Chapter 598: Can’t go back

Cabinet value room.

Li Dongyang didn't see Xie Qian coming over, so he asked Cheng Minzheng specifically, but was told that Xie Qian was recuperating at home these days.

Cheng Minzheng said, "I went to his house yesterday to check on his condition. He looks pretty good, but the wind and cold are a bit severe. He is said to be top-heavy and may need a few more days to nurse himself back to health."

Cheng Minzheng said. p>

"Yeah."

Li Dongyang could only hand over the errands he had run for Xie Qian to Cheng Minzheng to handle.

Liu Jian has always been silent.

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

After coming out of the check-in room, he went straight to Xie Qian's villa on East Chang'an Street, where he usually worked. This time Xie Qian did not go home to recuperate, which also made Li Dongyang see When he came out, in fact, Xie Qian did not take the initiative to go home to recuperate, but was forced to do so.

After Li Dongyang saw Xie Qian, he confirmed his suspicion. Xie Qian was not sick at all, and the so-called cold symptoms were all fake.

"With or without me in the court, is there any difference?" Xie Qiantai also seemed very calm.

It seems that I can feel a lot more relaxed when I am not in court. Pretending to be sick and resting at home seems to be the best way to escape from real difficulties.

Li Dongyang said, "Who hasn't gotten sick in the past few years? If you are really unable to do anything, you can rest at home for a few days. But the current situation is also the time when the imperial court is employing people. Can you come back?" Just come back."

Xie Qian shook his head, pushed the hot tea in front of Li Dongyang, and said, "Your Majesty may not keep me for a few days. I have submitted my resignation several times. Your Majesty has already agreed."

Li Dongyang frowned and said, "Don't think too much."

"Haha." It can be said that I have a war of words. I am good at making friends, but I have to spend every penny. As a result, no one can help me when I encounter trouble."

Li Dongyang did not answer directly.

He could hear some dissatisfaction in Xie Qian's words. In addition to being dissatisfied with the courtiers, he was also dissatisfied with Li Dongyang and Liu Jian.

Xie Qian was investigated by the factory guards this time, and he was more of a scapegoat. Whether he was causing trouble for Zhang Mao during his expedition, or finding people to impeach Wang Shouren, Xie Qian was just the vanguard of the cabinet, and his interests were not theirs They are one and the same, but now only he, Xie Qian, is under investigation, while Li Dongyang and Liu Jian are both safe and sound, which will cause some resentment in Xie Qian's heart.

, obviously they didn’t want to separate into factions, but in the end they formed separate parties. This one belongs to this party, and that one belongs to that party. Even I didn’t expect that secular people are so philistine now.”

This. I felt sorry for Xie Pi again.

Since Xie Pi became the judge of Zhang Zhou’s rural examination, Xie Qian’s reputation among civil servantsalso started to decline.

Many people think that Zhang Zhou eased the conflicts with the cabinet and traditional civil servants by giving Xie Pi Jieyuan, and Xie Qian became the beneficiary of the transfer of benefits.

Xie Qian is lying on his back.

Li Dongyang said, "Yi Zhong has good knowledge. Let him come to my house to pay a visit in the past two days, and I will give him some guidance."

Li Dongyang is not a shy person either. people.

If you think your son is alienated, then I will give him some personal guidance. After all, I, Mr. Li, can be considered a leading figure in the literary world. If he thanks Pi to my house, I will still treat him as a student, then The criticisms of others against him will be subsided.

"Farewell, he is still preparing for the exam and will not go anywhere before the year." Xie Qian also wanted to be embarrassed.

The son went to visit Li Dongyang just to calm the criticism of the world, and Xie Qian didn't think it was necessary.

"Bin Zhi, I have something to say. In fact, I wanted to tell you two days ago. This is how I learned from Lu Quanqing that Zhang Bingkuan seems not to be in the capital recently. Even Lu Quanqing seems to doubt it. , Zhang Bingkuan led his troops to Jizhou." After thinking about it again and again, Xie Qian decided to tell the matter.

Li Dongyang said, "He wants to personally lead the troops and make achievements."

Xie Qian shook his head gently, with a helpless look on his face and said, "I don't know what he wants to do, let him go." After asking, it was true that apart from Chaoshang, he did not go to the Ministry of War, and there was no trace of him in the Yanwu Hall. This time, Cui Yuan, the Prince Consort, and Zhu Feng, the Marquis of Anbian, were both on an expedition, and neither of them could take the lead. , Since His Majesty values ​​this battle so much, it is not impossible for Zhang Bingkuan to go to the other side of the Tatars and come back with some merit."

Li Dongyang thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "It's unlikely. ”

“Oh why?” In the battle of Ninghai, he was able to dispatch troops quickly, but he had not personally led the troops in so many opportunities before. Why did he send troops from Jizhen this time? It seems that there was no major change that required him to go there in person."< /p>

Xie Qian analyzed, "Could it be that the Tatars might have a group of troops who want to invade from Jizhou? He expected it in advance and was prepared to kill the enemy by surprise."

"This"

Xie Qian couldn't tell either This is why.

Li Dongyang said with some emotion, "Since Zhang Bingkuan entered the capital, he has repeatedly done extraordinary things. If he was fighting for the front line, I don't think he would lead the troops there so rashly. They are not his direct descendants. At best, Liu Yu is just a provincial censor, and his friendship with him is not deep."

Xie Qian said with a smile, "You think Ma Futu has a favor for Liu Yu. , so Liu Yu will not devote himself to Zhang Bingkuan"

Li Dongyang did not answer such a sensitive question of party affiliation. He continued"Zhang Bingkuan does not follow common sense in his actions. Whether he is present or not, as long as he is angry with His Majesty, it will be difficult for us to question him. I have learned that Wang Bo'an led the troops to send troops from Weininghai, and I guess this is the highlight that Your Majesty expected. "

"Your Majesty didn't mention that Wang Bo'an sent troops." Xie Qian felt that the situation seemed a bit serious.

Li Dongyang said, "That's why I feel that the fact that Zhang Bingkuan didn't show up is just a cover-up. The main Tatar tribe's troops are all to the west of Weining Sea, so what's the point of sending troops from Ji Town?" You went east, probably for the purpose of building a harbor in Yongping Mansion. Don't worry too much about it. You must concentrate on recovering from your illness. You must come back to the court in the next two days."

Xie Qian said with a reluctant smile. Right."

In Xinuang Pavilion.

Zhu Youtang is sitting cross-legged. The warm floor makes him very comfortable. He feels more energetic even when doing things. It feels like strolling in a garden. It is about to enter the cold winter, but it also feels like spring all year round. feeling.

The sandalwood on the side is also burning, which can calm him down.

At this moment, Chen Kuan walked in, knelt down in front of him, and placed several new memorials on the octagonal table in front of Zhu Youtang.

"Is there any news from the northwest?" Zhu Youtang asked.

Chen Kuandao said, "No. At present, the court is discussing the matter of Cai Guogong not showing up for several days."

Zhu Youtang held the pen in his hand and continued to dip it in cinnabar ink and said, "Bing Bing." Kuan went to do something for me. He will not 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 I really want to ask, why did you send Mr. Zhang?

But Chen Kuan is very careful now and does not dare to have any inconsistency with the emperor, even if he asks an inappropriate question. He felt it was a sin.

"Counting the days, he is almost here. Speaking of which, he is not in Beijing. Sometimes when I am depressed, I can't find anyone to talk to." Zhu You put down his pen again.

People are not as motivated as before, and they seem to start slacking off all of a sudden.

Chen Kuandao: "Your Majesty, you should get more rest. Recently I heard that many ministers in the court have caught wind and cold, and they are all recuperating at home."

"Are you saying thank you to Yu Qiao?" Zhu Youtang He said, "I know that he is not sick at all, he is just avoiding me on purpose. I didn't plan to do anything to him, I just wanted to know what their cabinet wants to do. Now that he is avoiding it like this, it shows that the cabinet is taking action against Bingkuan's people. It's far from over, they are just planning something secretly."

Chen Kuan was also shocked after hearing this.

The cabinet was obviously the government office that the emperor relied on the most. It was equivalent to the emperor's advisers and even the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty.

Now the monarch and his ministers are not in harmony to such an extent that they are suspicious of each other and even have their own calculations and are wrestling with each other

"Your Majesty"

" You don’t need to say anything. I actually know that they don’t want Bingkuan to have a relationship with the British public.The relationship between them is so harmonious, and I have no intention of letting them get harmonious. It's just that someone deliberately instigated the situation, which is too deliberate. Even if Bingkuan squeezes the position of the British Duke and other old heroes in the government, all this is Serving the country and the people is not Bingkuan’s original intention, it is just my wish. "

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

Chen Kuan was even more frightened after hearing this.

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

Letting Cheng Minzheng into the cabinet was only the first step. The next step is for Zhang Zhou to join the cabinet, and the next step is probably for Wang Hao and others to join the cabinet.

Because only Cheng Minzheng seems to be worthy of "sacrifice". In order to make room for Zhang Zhou, the emperor had not advocated letting Wang Hao enter the cabinet before. It can be seen that everyone around him should have prepared the ground for Zhang Zhou to enter the cabinet.

"But now there are some. At the listening point, it doesn't seem that important whether Bingkuan joins the cabinet or not. I just rely on one part of the cabinet to make plans. I feel that something is indeed missing. However, the world still recognizes the elder cabinet more. Sometimes I have to let Bingkuan do the work of two places. ”

The emperor’s meaning is clearer.

It doesn’t matter whether he joins the cabinet or not, but Zhang Bingkuan is already my most important adviser and staff.

But the civil servants don’t If he agrees to be the director, then I can only let him be the minister of the director first, and then the cabinet minister, so that others will not object from the rules.

Li Dongyang didn't even bother to go back and rest. Instead, he went straight to the Libu Yamen and saw Ma Wensheng drinking tea.

Even Li Dongyang was surprised by Ma Wensheng's ability to keep a low profile. In Li Dongyang's opinion, it seemed that Ma Wensheng in front of him had indeed lost his energy.

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"Bin Zhi, I don't think Zhang Bingkuan will personally lead the troops. He has a good life, so why should he take the initiative? How much benefit will this battle bring to him?"

Ma Wensheng analyzed Zhang Zhou's decision not to go to the battlefield from a human perspective.

There is no profit in going to the battlefield. Leaving the capital would be tantamount to leaving the emperor, which would only bring opportunities for political enemies to attack him. .

Unless sending troops from Jizhou will bring huge benefits to Zhang Zhou, Zhang Zhou is more suitable to be the mastermind behind this battle.

Li Dongyang said, "That's what I told Yu Qiao at first, but it seems that Zhang Bingkuan is not in Beijing now. What you said he can do is just build ships and repair ports. Even if the Ming Dynasty's waters are unstable, it will have such a big impact on him." The attraction made him forget to eat and sleep."

Ma Wensheng smiled and said nothing.

He just gave Li Dongyang more tea and continued to close his eyes to rest, as if he was thinking, but it was more like he was thinking.

Li Dongyang asked, "Mr. Ma Butang, do you disagree?"

Ma Wensheng smiled, shook his head and said, "It's not about agreeing or disagreeing with something that cannot be confirmed." , then think about thatOne trip to the sea can bring a harvest of more than one million taels of silver to the Ming Dynasty. His Majesty is very enthusiastic about this. It is not impossible to arrange several more trips to the sea. Isn't it strange that he personally supervised the operation?"

Li Dongyang said, "It's only bringing back money and no foreign products, what's the use?"

"That's not necessarily true. Binzhi. "Ma Wensheng said, "It's not that there are any new crops. Zhang Bingkuan's ambition to sow this crop in the next spring is not small. You have never seen any minister like him, so enthusiastically for a seemingly unbelievable thing. As for reaching the state of selflessness"

Li Dongyang thought for a while and shook his head. He really couldn't think of any capable person in history who would talk nonsense like Zhang Zhou.

Stable in the sea area At that time, he strongly advocated building ships and going to sea.

A civil servant actually relied on astronomy and horoscopes to become famous, and even relied on Kanyu Xuankong to fight.

Now even the crops that the people of Ming Dynasty have inherited for thousands of years have to change their farming methods. This is not a great thing, but simply unbelievable. The literati under the influence of traditional Confucian culture are completely conservative with their I can't accept this kind of person.

Li Dongyang said, "What if he really leads the troops from Jizhen?"

"Just take him. "Ma Wensheng also seemed to be uninterested, "In the past few years, the government has been impeaching him a lot. His Majesty seems to be too lazy to care now. Zhang Bingkuan can give whatever your Majesty wants. Now the country is generally peaceful and the people are safe. Except for some of his neglect of his job. Apart from that, I don't see him doing anything harmful to the country or the people, so let's wait and see what happens. ”

It seems that even Ma Wensheng is lazy.

Can’t beat Zhang Zhou.

The emperor supports unconditionally, and even the popularity among the people is growing, relying solely on the opposition of civil servants and ostracism, it seems to be of no use.

"If he sends troops, will he definitely win?" Li Dongyang asked seriously.

Ma Wensheng naturally heard that Li Dongyang was behind it. What Zhang Zhou meant was that he said, "Bin Zhi, there are some things that you just need to think about, and stop when appropriate." After all, Zhang Bingkuan was also the hope of the Ming Dynasty warriors, and there was no need to destroy their hopes. Everyone everywhere is still waiting for the New Deal reforms to bring long-term stability. If things change, no one will be able to accept the situation in the past. Nothing can go back, so it’s better to take a dim view. "Please remember to bookmark this chapter when you finish it. The latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft