Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 280 Joining forces to dispose of Cai Jing, the capital under the undercurrent

Yan Song analyzed solemnly: "Before, I thought the enemy was in the dark and I was in the light, but unexpectedly, His Majesty's eyes are like lightning, and he can see the whereabouts of those thieves clearly, and they don't know that they have been exposed."

"Under this form, if this matter is announced again, it will give up our advantage, which is really a pity."

He Shen also nodded like a chicken pecking rice, and echoed: "Your Majesty, if the news is really released, those thieves will jump over the wall in a hurry, and it will be bad if you hurt the adults in the court."

"Mr. Chen and He are naturally not afraid of them. Even if we sacrifice ourselves for righteousness, it will only be a death, but we are afraid that the people in the court will be panicked."

Yan Song added again in a deep voice: "Now is the time when the Jin captives are invading south. What the imperial court needs most is a stable capital city. There must be no such turmoil again."

"Looking at it this way... it seems to make sense."

Li Gan pretended to be contemplative and nodded.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's still His Majesty who is far-sighted and predicts the enemy's opportunities first, but the minister is still too superficial."

"The light of the firefly, how can it compete with the bright moon, I shouldn't be playing tricks and questioning your majesty."

"do not talk like that."

Li Gan waved his hand: "Political affairs between the DPRK and China are based on discussing together and brainstorming together, and there is also an intelligence, I haven't had time to agree with you."

"Now there are people in the DPRK and China who have been bribed by those secret agents of the Jin Kingdom and colluded with them."

Li Qian's face sank like water: "This person not only participated in the assassination of Li Sima, but also I suspect that when Qin Xiang guards Jizhou later, this person may also secretly help Jin Guo."

what?
Now it is discovered that some officials have colluded with Jin Guo?

The expressions of He Shen and Yan Song suddenly darkened.If there is really such an insider in the DPRK who takes action at a critical moment, the consequences will be too serious, perhaps all the soldiers and horses in the battle will be wiped out!
The court absolutely cannot accept this result.

"Your Majesty, do you know who secretly communicated the song with Jin Guo?"

Li Gan glanced at the two of them, and said directly: "Cai Jing."

"Cai..."

The two of them obviously didn't expect this result, and they froze in place for a while.

"Very surprised?"

Li Gan shook his head and sighed: "When I found out about this, I was more surprised and heartbroken than you."

"This……"

He Shen couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, is there some misunderstanding? How could Mr. Cai... collude with Jin Guo?"

Yan Song on the side also had a skeptical expression.

Li Qian knew why they were like this, after all, there were not many things to pursue in Cai Jing's position.

If he took a huge risk to collude with Jin Guo, what would he get?

"I hope it's fake too."

Li Gan shook his head: "But the news from Prime Minister Qin's side, Dr. Wei's investigation at Li Sima's residence... all kinds of factors are telling me that he did this."

He Shen and Yan Song also fell into silence.

Both of them are smart people. Although they were in Xingyang before, they have been following the latest news in the capital.

Qin Hui's grievances with Cai Jing all along, Cai's party's recent loss of two ministers, the timing of Li Jing's illness...

Some of these things are too coincidental, especially the matter of Li Jing, which is too man-made.

If you really think about the suspicious points, you will find that this incident is not like a normal Jinlu invasion at all, but rather like a trap aimed at Qin Hui.

From the point of view of the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, who has the most motivation to target him?

Don't even think about it, it must be Cai Jing.

Li Gan's face was calm, and he continued: "I will not wrong a loyal minister, but I will never let go of anyone who secretly communicated with the enemy country and killed hundreds of thousands of soldiers!"

"Now that Prime Minister Qin has gone to Jizhou, there is absolutely no room for failure in the war there. Even if it is to be on the safe side, I have to ask Cai Qing's family to retire a few years in advance."

Of course, after becoming an official, his liquidation is also indispensable.

The two were silent for a moment, and understood what His Majesty the Emperor was thinking.

The key to this incident is not whether Cai Jing did it, but that he has the ability to collapse the subsequent war in Jizhou.

And he also has the motive to cheat Qin Hui, that's enough.

After a moment of silence in the hall, He Shen was the first to speak: "Your Majesty is right, what Cai Jing did is... really heartbreaking."

Yan Song also hurriedly followed and said: "Your Majesty has thought very far. If Cai Jing is not eliminated, the war in Jizhou may be in danger."

Anyway, it's not about cleaning up themselves, Cai Jing's life and death is none of their business.

If it was normal, when they said they would deal with Cai Jing before, they might not be willing to agree. This was shot from a first-rank minister, not a wild dog on the roadside, who could kick him if he wanted to.

Dogs bite people when they are in a hurry, not to mention that this is a dignified minister, or Cai Jing, who is famous for his party members and disciples all over the court and the public, there is a great risk of overturning.

But now Cai Jing's behavior is really provoking public outrage.

Everyone eats in the big pot of the imperial court, and now you, Cai Jing, want to throw the pot up, what does that mean?
"very good."

Li Qian nodded lightly: "The two in-laws should start preparing for this matter when they go back. You must pay attention to your own safety, and don't be caught by Jin Guo's secret agents."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After saying goodbye to Li Gan, the two left Ziwei Hall.

After the conversation ended, Li Gan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But he also understands that now is not the time to relax. Although he has assembled the strength of most civil servants and has mastered Cai Jing's weaknesses and pain points, it is still not an easy task to pull him down.

And it is even more difficult to do it at this critical juncture.

"But if you don't do it, there is no way..."

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Yan Song and He Shen's return to Beijing is not an ordinary event. Most officials of the Yan Party and the He Party entertained for a whole day, and they did not disperse until the sun went down and night fell.

However, after the day's running and exhaustion, Yan Song who returned to the mansion did not take a rest directly, but first went to his own underground treasury, ready to check it carefully.

"Father, you've been busy all day, why do you still come down for a stroll?"

Yan Shifan strode forward, muttering dissatisfiedly.

Yan Song said nothing, turned his head and glanced at him, his meaning was self-evident.

In the dim light, the two moved forward all the way, Yan Song meticulously inspected the things in the vault, and even occasionally picked up a piece of silver ingot and bit it in his mouth to test the hardness.

Yan Shifan watched from the sidelines, his heart fluttering, but his face did not miss a single bit: "Father, it's too late now. If it was normal, my son would have gone to bed long ago, or today..."

"Read it first today."

Yan Song put down the silver ingot and walked briskly deeper.

"Ah~"

Yan Shifan sighed leisurely: "Only you always have the key here, and your son is in charge of the house on weekdays. There is no possibility that outsiders will come in and steal our things."

Yan Song turned his head and glanced at him, if there is no Yan Shifan sitting here, I don't need to check...

"Be careful."

He said in a deep voice: "Recently, the capital has been infiltrated with the secret work of the Jinren, you tell the people in the house to be more careful."

"The secret work of the golden man?"

Yan Shifan's voice suddenly became louder, and one eye widened a bit: "Father, this...what's going on?"

Yan Song heaved a long sigh, and continued to walk forward with the candlestick in his hand. While walking, he gave an overview of the conversation in Ziwei Palace today.

"I see……"

After listening, Yan Shifan rolled his eyes and nodded repeatedly.

"Father, did His Majesty say how he will deal with Cai Jing?"

Yan Song shook his head: "No."

"Either His Majesty is sure to deal with him by himself, and there is no need for the help of the old man and He Shen, or the time has not come and he does not want to leak the secret."

Yan Shifan said without thinking, "It must be because he is afraid that the news will leak out, so he doesn't want to say it yet."

"Otherwise he wouldn't have told Father and Lord about this at all."

Yan Song also nodded lightly, and said thoughtfully: "I just don't know what His Majesty's method is..."

The two of them passed through one door after another, walking deeper and deeper, Yan Shifan saw that Yan Song was getting closer to a certain place, and hurriedly distracted him: "Father, it doesn't matter what your majesty's method is, what matters is Cai Jing!"

"If he really fell, wouldn't it be possible to free up the position of Shangshupushe for nothing?"

Yan Shifan's eyes were bright and he said: "In addition, there are two servants, and there are countless other officials, large and small."

Yan Song frowned: "Now Cai Jing is still safe and sound, so you miss his official position?"

"The power of the Cai party is no small matter, and Cai Jing is even more treacherous and cunning. Even if His Majesty adds the old man, He Shen, and Qin Hui, it will not be easy to take him down."

If they join forces, they will definitely be able to suppress Cai Jing.

But in the imperial court, suppressing and taking down are completely different things, but Cai Jing's party members are enough to make others use the mouse.

"The first thing to worry about now is how to deal with Cai Jing's counterattack and avoid more losses, rather than coveting the benefits later."

Yan Shifan glanced behind Yan Song calmly, and joked with a smile: "Father, I know this is the case."

"But don't even think about it. Does Cai Jing have a chance of winning? Sooner or later, he will fall down. Now let's make plans one day earlier, and then we will be more calm and have a better chance of winning."

Yan Song nodded thoughtfully.

Yan Shifan smiled and said, "Father, this matter is too important, why don't you hurry up and call Jing Qing and Hanzhang to discuss it..."

Yan Song glanced at him: "It's not urgent. They just separated during the day, and now they are called back. Isn't it just arousing suspicion?"

"Besides, it's not safe in the capital now, so don't make any fuss."

"father……"

"It's you, Yan Shifan..." Yan Song looked at him deeply.

"Father?" Yan Shifan was startled.

"I don't know what you stole here behind the old man's back."

As he said that, he turned around and walked towards the place Yan Shifan had just looked at.

"Father!" Yan Shifan's screams spread far from the cellar...

The next day, [-] hours.

There is no court today. After the officials entered the imperial city, they went to their respective yamen one after another.

Compared with the tension immersed in the war a few days ago, the atmosphere today is much more relaxed.

The return of Yan Song and He Shen really made many people in the court seem to have a backbone, and they are no longer as flustered as before.

Wenhua Hall, apse.

There is no need to go to the morning court today, but this also means that Li Qian will come to listen to the Japanese lecture.

Bao Zheng and Tang Situi are responsible for the lectures this time.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that the civil servants really attached great importance to the education of His Majesty the Emperor.

When Qin Hui was there, he was the one who accompanied the emperor to listen to the lectures and deal with possible accidents at the same time.

But Qin Hui left Beijing a few days ago. In order to avoid any uncontrollable accidents during the daily lecture, the civil servants naturally had to send another person.

Before, the majestic right minister had always come here in person, and this specification can't be too different at once, the gap is too big, at least the servant must be a little bit worse.

The ministers thought about it for a while, and finally pushed Wang Mang publicly to handle the matter.

At this time, in the corridor behind the Wenhua Palace, a somewhat intense daily lecture was going on.

"Your Majesty, this is the solution to the absurdity, this is not the way of a sage king..."

Bao Zheng stood in front of the imperial case, pointing to the books spread out on the table and explaining continuously.

But what he said made the other people break out in cold sweat.

Even Wang Mang raised his heart.

It's not like everyone has never seen a person who speaks straightforwardly, but Bao Zheng is probably the first person in the history of giving lectures to His Majesty, who is so straightforward and speaks so...inappropriately.

It stands to reason, what kind of paradox is this? You are wrong, Your Majesty... This kind of words should not appear in daily lectures. Even if His Majesty's thoughts are wrong, you can't say that, but say "maybe this is better" .

How can anyone give lectures to His Majesty the Emperor like him?

Look at that posture, the whole person is about to hit the emperor's face.

It is said that Prime Minister Qin watched him and talked about it once, and he was about to replace him, but His Majesty insisted on using it, and the matter was left alone.

But looking at this posture now...

Seeing Bao Zheng's dangerous behavior again, Wang Mang almost couldn't help going up to stop him, but he stopped abruptly in the end.

I don't know how His Majesty the Emperor resisted, Wang Mang secretly slandered, could it be that this black boy is his relative?

The time of the day's talk passed quickly, and it was over in a while.

After four days, the lecturer packed up his things and was about to leave with Wang Mang.

"Uncle Da Zong, stay here for now."

But Li Gan stopped Wang Mang: "I have something to talk to you about."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After Wang Mang accepted, the Japanese officials left directly under the guidance of the eunuch.

"Uncle Dazong, these days are so difficult, you have worked hard every day."

The sun was shining brightly and the grass was green. Li Qian took Wang Mang for a walk in the corridor while walking towards the Wenhua Palace.

"This is the duty of a minister."

Wang Mang immediately said: "On the contrary, His Majesty is the one who keeps looking at the court, that is the real hard work. I hope His Majesty will take good care of the dragon's body."

Li Qian nodded with emotion: "It's really hard these few days, and I feel a little powerless."

"Wang Zongbo, how is Cai Shilang in the Ministry of Rites these days? Is it going well?"

Wang Mang paused for a moment, as if he couldn't keep up with Li Gan's out-of-the-box thinking.

"Everything is fine, Mr. Cai, and he quickly adapted to the errands of the Ministry of Rites."

"En." Li Gan nodded, glanced at Wang Mang, and suddenly said, "I remember that Cai Shilang's father-in-law, half-mountain, is still healthy now, but what is Wang Zongbo's impression of him?"

(End of this chapter)