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Before Jiang Zhe returned to the palace, Li Gang had already received the news that the emperor was going to the military camp at Xuanwu Lake. He didn't go to Shangshu Province for a few days, and only went to study punctuation marks at home.On the surface, he seems to be spending his days leisurely at home, but in fact, the emperor's every move is still under his surveillance, and his ears are everywhere in the mansion.

While eating lunch, Li Gang was still thinking about what Jiang Zhe's going to the military camp meant to him, so that he put his chopsticks in his mouth and chewed without holding anything in a trance.He had to be careful, the master who was sitting on the dragon chair acted like a scheming emperor for a while, and acted like an ignorant child for a while, but no matter what, as long as the emperor didn't have military power in his hands, he would Don't be afraid, now that the emperor suddenly went to the barracks, this is not a good omen, and we must quickly call someone to discuss countermeasures.

He only cared about calculating others, never thought that if he didn't have the heart of rebellion, why would he care about what the emperor did?

In the evening at Xupai, a sedan chair carried by two people was carried to the front of Li Gang's mansion near Jiming Temple. A middle-aged man with a pedantic appearance got off the sedan chair, and a man with the appearance of a housekeeper came up. Said to the gentleman: "Master Wang, why did you arrive so late, I'm waiting for you. This way please."

The person dressed as a pedant is none other than Wang Meishan, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, who is a military adviser to Li Gang, an interest group.

In the secret room of the Li Mansion, Li Gang waved his hands repeatedly at Wang Meishan who was about to salute, and said, "Don't salute, I'm waiting for you."

It was only then that Wang Meishan realized that the room was already full of people, including Yao Biguang, the secretary of Zhongshushe who sentenced Zhongshu, Li Shifei, Minister of the Ministry of War, Xiong Jicai, General of Yubayashi Guard, He Taitao, Minister of Rites, Yang Jinglong, Secretary of Taichang Temple, Zhao Yong, the Yin of Ying Tianfu, Zhao Fuguo, the leader of the imperial guards, and Li Gang's cronies all came.

What a smart master Wang Meishan is, he immediately knew that something big had happened, and he never got together like this even in court.But he was not in a hurry to ask, because he knew that someone would take the initiative to tell him.

Sure enough, as soon as Wang Meishan sat down, Li Shifei said in a hurry: "The one in the palace is going to Xuanwu Lake to ride guards today. What do you think, Old Wang?"

Holding the teacup, Wang Meishan took a sip slowly and said, "Who is that one in the palace?"

"You know it clearly, why do you still ask such a question?" Li Shifei said with a flick of his sleeve.

"The lower officials really don't know." Wang Meishan had an innocent expression on his face.

Seeing that Wang Meishan was still pretending to be stupid, Zhao Fuguo was a little annoyed that he was pretending to be deep, so he said angrily: "Young master is talking about the emperor."

"Emperor?" Wang Meishan raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm afraid everyone can use this title?"

Li Gang understood that Wang Meishan was waiting for his statement. Without knowing his thoughts, the fox would not say a single nutritious word, so he deliberately coughed twice and said, "It rained all day today, the weather It's colder. I ran half of Nanjing city in the rain. What if I got gonorrhea? Hey, I think it's the old man who helped the baby to the dragon chair. It's really not worrying. .”

When the word "baby" was uttered, everyone present's expressions changed, even Wang Meishan's eyebrows twitched.Li Shifei breathed a sigh of relief. He had always advocated the abolition of Jiang Zhe, but he had no choice but to suffer from Li Gang's delay in expressing his opinion. Now that his father said "baby", he understood that the matter was settled. The next step is how to do it.

Wang Meishan knew that since he had boarded Li Gang's boat, he could only follow along. Now that Li Gang had expressed his attitude, he should do his part to make suggestions for him, so he put the tea bowl aside and said: " In fact, Li Gong doesn’t need to worry so much. If the lower official’s expectations are not bad, the person in the palace has to worry about several times more than Li Gong.”

Hearing Wang Meishan's words, Li Gang couldn't help but his eyes flashed, but he was an old man after all, although he was anxious in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, he just kept silent and listened attentively.

Wang Meishan then continued: "As Li Gong is concerned, the emperor should have regarded you as a thorn in his side, and when the time is right, he must attack Li Gong."

Li Shifei couldn't hold back at the side first, and asked anxiously: "Father protected him to ascend to the dragon throne, why does he want to repay his kindness and revenge?"

Wang Meishan sneered and said, "Young Master, haven't you heard the saying that those who have accomplished the best in the world will not be rewarded?"

"What do you mean by that?" This time it was Zhao Fuguo who asked the question. He was the only person present with a low level of education, and he knew that if he didn't ask, no one would ask.

"The merit is too great, and the master can't reward it, but if you don't reward it, you will be said that the master is ungrateful. At this time, the only thing you can do as the master is to think that you don't need to reward it."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Wang Meishan went on to say: "This is the situation of Mr. Li at this time. According to the ancestral rule of this dynasty, one cannot be granted a title without military merit, but Mr. Li is now a hereditary first-class earl. Prince Taifu is a title that courtiers usually don't get when they are alive. Has it reached the point where there is no reward?"

"Aren't there princes and marquises above the earl? Isn't Zhang Jinzhong just a hereditary marquis?" Zhao Fuguo felt that Wang Meishan was deliberately alarmist.

"You also know that Zhang Jinzhong is the Marquis? He is a man of military merit." Wang Meishan said with a sneer, "As for the prince and duke you mentioned, the Taizu has a legacy that no one can be crowned king with a different surname, let alone a different surname. **Clan relatives are not all conferred princes. As for dukes, do you know the word 'princes and ministers'? Princes and princes are always mentioned together. Except for Taizu, you have several princes with different surnames. Have you seen any emperor seal it again?"

Yao Biguang couldn't help but said beside him: "According to what you said, isn't Zhang Zhongzhi also facing a situation where there is no reward for his loyalty?"

"Exactly." Wang Meishan stood up and said, "That's why I said that the emperor has to worry about far more things than us. But Zhang Jinzhong's situation is different from Li Gong's. Li Gong is because of his support. And he was rewarded, and Zhang Jinzhong was just because of the glory that the emperor gained in order to balance Li Gong's power.

Of course, Zhang Jinzhong held more than [-] soldiers and horses in the Jiangbei camp, and the emperor was even more wary of him than Li Gong.I think that the emperor wanted to take Xiaoqiwei as his confidant, more to deal with Zhang Jinzhong than Li Gong.After all, in the emperor's mind, the influence of a hundred civil servants is not as powerful as that of a general with a large army. "

Hearing this, Li Gang couldn't help but snorted coldly, and said, "Since the old man is so insignificant in that child's heart, why don't you get rid of the old man?"

Wang Meishan hurriedly turned back and said with a slight bow: "Although Mr. Li is a civil servant, he is also powerful and powerful. His disciples and old officials are like a net, and he is in charge of the guards. The emperor wants to move Mr. Li? I am afraid that it will be futile." .”

Li Gang deliberately sighed and said: "Could it be that the old man and that child really can't get along peacefully?"

Wang Meishan thought to himself: You have one child at a time, and you don't have the etiquette that a courtier should observe, so why pretend to be unbearable?But on the face, he said with deep pain: "The ruler is weak and the minister is strong, so they must not be compatible."

Then Li Gang said: "According to you, what should I do now?"

Wang Meishan said with a smile: "As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. The first thing we need to do is to understand the spheres of influence of both sides and analyze the pros and cons."

Li Shifei sneered, and said: "It's still necessary to understand? All the officials in the court must be on my father's side; most of the eunuchs and maids in the palace are ours; the Habayashi Guard is in charge of the father-in-law; as for the guards ..."

Zhao Fuguo said: "The guards don't have to worry, except for one Zhang Xiao, I can command everyone else to move."

Wang Meishan turned around and sat down, took a sip of tea, and said: "On the surface, we have the upper hand, but things are not as optimistic as everyone imagined."

Li Shifei asked puzzledly: "What do you mean by that?"

Wang Meishan said with a sneer: "On the surface, all the officials in the court are the only ones looking forward to Li Gongmao, but except for us, most of them are the type who follow the wind. When our strength is superior, they will stand by our side. , but if the situation is not right, I can guarantee that they will definitely not face it with us."

Ying Tianfu Yin Zhaoyong said: "You are a bit unfounded to worry about the sky. Even if the officials in the court are fools, we can control the direction of the wind."

Wang Meishan shook his head and said: "Everything can be established without warning. I am not worrying unfoundedly, but to advise everyone to be considerate. Another example is Habayashi Guard and guards. Although the command is in our hands, these people have always The ideological indoctrination received is how to protect the emperor. Now they can command actions, but let them rise up against the emperor, who can guarantee that they will be obedient?"

"This……"

Seeing Wang Meishan chatting for a few words, Li Gang silenced everyone's words, and said: "Then according to the meaning of Bofeng (Wang Meishan's character), how should we deal with it?"

Wang Meishan turned to Li Gang and said, "For now, I think the following things should be done well."

"Please tell me." Li Gang said hurriedly.

Wang Meishan stroked his beard, stretched out his hand and bent his thumb, and said: "First, the term of office of the six commanders of the Jiangbei Camp is about to expire. Mr. Li should inform the Ministry of War and look for candidates for new commanders. The young master is Minister of the Ministry of War, this matter must not be difficult."

Wang Meishan slowly bent his index finger and said: "Secondly, the biggest military force in the south of the Yangtze River is the Xiaoqiguard of Xuanwu Lake. I heard that Admiral Ding is about to celebrate his birthday, and Li Gong should back up a big gift for him." After a pause After a while, he continued: "Even if Ding Bingzhen can't stand on our side, as long as he continues to remain neutral. If not, Li Gong can find a way to change seats for Master Ding."

"As for the third one." Wang Meishan bent his middle finger again, and said, "Hongdexuan is the place where the emperor handles government affairs and rests. It can be said to be the most important thing. The people inside must be our people as much as possible. , just having an Eunuch Zhao is not enough."

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