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Chapter 1287 Bribery
On the tenth day of June, the sky was clear, cloudless and windless. The high sun brought waves of heat to people, marking the arrival of midsummer.

Only two days had passed since General Manager of the Yongyi Army, Ambassador Bian Yongqing, left the camp and returned to Beijing. Naturally, he had not yet arrived in the capital, but another powerful person in the capital had come to Kaifeng.

Dong Tingxian, also known as Mr. Xinkui, was a close aide to Zhou Yanru, the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty Cabinet. He colluded with Wu Changshi, Zhou Zhong and others, accepted bribes on a large scale, and sold official positions and titles. He was actually the white glove for Prime Minister Zhou Yanru to make money.

This time, he came secretly to the front line of Kaifeng to suppress bandits, following the secret instructions of Prime Minister Zhou Yanru, to bribe Zhang Cheng and the Yongyi Army on his behalf.

However, Dong Tingxian did not even enter Kaifeng City, but headed directly to the Yongyi Army camp in Xinchengji. Of course, he had already revealed his identity to the Yongyi Army scouts who stayed behind before crossing the river, so he was able to be escorted all the way.

However, what surprised Dong Tingxian was that Earl Yongning did not seem to be very enthusiastic about him!

This was completely different from what he had imagined.

But they had already arrived at the Yongning Earl's camp, so they couldn't return empty-handed. They had to meet with Yongning Earl Zhang Cheng no matter what, or at least find out what he was thinking.

Dong Tingxian still has this confidence!

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"Mr. Dong, you have taken the trouble to come all the way from the capital, but do you have anything to teach me?" Zhang Cheng, Earl of Yongning, sat on a throne and looked at Dong Tingxian, who had come from afar, with a serious face.

Although Earl Yongning spoke very politely, the expression on his face clearly told Dong Tingxian that he was not welcome here.

However, Dong Tingxian didn't care about it!
"Tingxian is a low-quality scholar. How dare he talk about the word 'teaching' in front of Master?"

He leisurely took the teacup from the table in front of him and drank it all in one gulp before continuing, "However, I'm sure Earl Yongning has heard about the recent changes in the capital, right?"

Although Zhang Cheng disdained Dong Tingxian's character and looked down on his behavior of taking advantage of the power of others, Zhou Yanru, who was behind him, was still the chief minister of the imperial cabinet after all, so he didn't want to make things too awkward for the sake of face.

"Oh. I have been busy suppressing bandits. I don't know what has happened in the capital now. Please tell me something, Mr. Dong."

Dong Tingxian was slightly surprised, but still smiled and said, "Does Earl Yongning really not know, or is he teasing me?"

Yongning Earl Zhang Cheng replied sincerely, "I really don't know. I hope Mr. Dong will be generous enough to enlighten me."

Dong Tingxian smiled slightly, not caring whether the Earl of Yongning really didn't know. He just listened to him and said, "The Minister of War Chen Xinjia was so bold that he actually sent the doctor of the Ministry of War Ma Shaoyu to Liaodong to negotiate with the Jiannu without telling the emperor."

"Ah!" Earl Yongning's face was full of surprise, and he asked him, "Mr. Dong, is what you said true?"

"Even if Dong had the guts of heaven, he wouldn't dare to make up rumors about Chen Benbing, let alone deceive Earl Yongning."

Although Zhang Cheng was laughing in his heart, his face was full of nervousness. He grabbed the teacup on the table, drank it all in one gulp, and asked anxiously, "Then... Chen Benbing, how is he now?"

"How can the crime of deceiving the emperor be forgiven?"

Dong Tingxian continued with a flattering smile: "At present, it is known that the Minister of War Chen Xinjia has been ordered by the emperor to be imprisoned in the Zhenfu Division. Even if he is lucky enough to survive, I am afraid that the result will be that his property will be confiscated and he will be exiled.

As for Ma Shaoyou, although we don't know his exact whereabouts, since Chen Xinjia has been imprisoned by the Zhenfu Division, I think Ma Shaoyou will definitely not be able to escape."

Zhang Cheng pretended to be regretful and sighed, "What a fool! What a fool! I am a fool!"

Seeing the panic-stricken look on Earl Yongning's face, Dong Tingxian was secretly delighted, thinking to himself, "Looking at Zhang Cheng's demeanor, I think there's a good chance that this operation will succeed." "Earl Yongning is right. Not only is Chen Xinjia extremely daring, he's also extremely foolish!"

After Dong Tingxian scolded Chen Xinjia for a while, he began to change the subject: "Dong is here for the future of Earl Yongning."

"what."

Earl Yongning's eyes widened with a hint of hope. He looked at Dong Tingxian and said earnestly, "Sir, why do you say that? Please tell me in detail."

Dong Tingxian was no longer as reserved as he was at the beginning. He looked very calm, as if he had taken the initiative in a chess game. He first sipped his tea leisurely, and then slowly said, "The Prime Minister also values ​​the Earl of Yongning very much."

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Just fourteen short words, yet they contain an extremely powerful force!

Zhang Cheng had never thought that Zhou Yanru would make a comeback one day, so he was keeping Chen Yan on the back burner in the court. He originally thought that once Wen Tihen stepped down, it would be Chen Yan's turn to take the throne.

But who would have thought that Zhou Yanru would appear halfway.

Therefore, on the surface, the Earl of Yongning was still a direct descendant of the Minister of War Chen Xinjia, rather than the Prime Minister Zhou Yanru. Even his relationship with Chen Yan was not exposed.

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Therefore, now that the Minister of War Chen Xinjia has gotten into trouble, in the eyes of all the court officials, even if he is lucky enough to survive, his official career will definitely end here, and he will ultimately end up being exiled.

The instigator of all this is none other than Zhou Yanru, the current chief minister of the cabinet.

After all, as the Minister of War, Chen Xinjia was in charge of the military affairs of the court. Not only was he very favored by the emperor, he also posed a certain threat to Zhou Yanru. The more important point was that Chen Xinjia was not a member of the Donglin and Fushe parties.

Therefore, unless Chen Xinjia could avoid making any mistakes, no matter how favored he was in front of Emperor Chongzhen, as long as he made a mistake, he would be doomed!
Just like this time, although everyone knew very well that Chen Xinjia sent Ma Shaoyou to Liaodong to secretly negotiate the payment with the Jiannu under the instructions of Emperor Chongzhen, once the matter was leaked, everyone simply ignored the factor of Emperor Chongzhen and blamed all the blame on Chen Xinjia.

In fact, it was just to get rid of him as the Minister of War!
Reality is often so cruel. When everyone attacks you, everything you do is wrong. No matter how many achievements you have made before, they will not be recognized.

And once you are knocked down from the throne of God, what awaits you is only ruthless judgment!
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Although Zhang Cheng knew that Zhou Yanru's position as Prime Minister would not last long, at least he was not the last Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, but he must still be in office now, and he could not offend him completely.

Therefore, he replied: "Zhang Cheng is just a military man, but he has caught the attention of the Prime Minister. This is truly the blessing of Zhang Cheng in his previous life."

As he spoke, Earl Yongning picked up the teapot on the table and filled the empty teacup in front of Dong Tingxian. He then said, "I feel really bad that I have troubled Mr. Dong to come here in person for Zhang Cheng's matter."

Zhang Cheng then struck while the iron was hot and said, "I have already instructed my subordinates to prepare a banquet. Please do not refuse, Mr. Dong. I will personally welcome you."

Seeing Zhang Cheng's words, Dong Tingxian naturally had no reason to refuse. He just said, "Yongning Earl is too polite. How dare Tingxian disobey your orders!"

"Ha ha……"

"Hahaha...haha..."

The conversation ended with a burst of laughter.