little emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 45 Plan
In March of the 16th year of Wanli, it was the early spring when the grass grows and the warblers fly, and the spring breeze brings warmth. Since the moment the emperor issued the memorial to Li Chengliang, Li Chengliang, the Yuanbo of Liaodong Ning, the muddy water bay, which had been silent for several months in the Ming court, finally became lively again. After getting up, Zhu Changluo, the eldest son of the emperor who had been missing for three months, once again became a man of influence and the focus of everyone. The uproar caused by his bizarre Liaodong experience was overwhelming, and it was not much worse than a landslide and tsunami to be an exaggeration.

The strongholds in the court were divided into two factions, one was the cabinet ministers headed by Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue, referred to as the Lichang faction, and the other was the Lisan faction headed by Shen Yiguan and Zheng Guotai.Here I have to say that Shen Yiguan, who was supposed to have joined the Ming cabinet in the 29th year of Wanli, unexpectedly came 13 years earlier, which surprised Zhu Changluo who returned to the palace not long ago.

In Shen's study room, Shen Shixing was dressed in casual clothes and sat on a chair, with his hands folded in his sleeves and his eyes closed.March was coming to an end, it was the time when it was warm and cold, so there was still a brazier in the study, and the silver frost charcoal slightly swallowed the flames, reflecting the faces of the two people red.

Wang Xijue really couldn't stand Shen Shixing's slow temper, so he slapped the table, "Shen Rumo, let me tell you, are you doing something serious? You dragged me out of the hot bed in the middle of the night, just to see you in a daze?"

"Yuan Yu, you are fifty-two this year..."

Wang Xijue hates people saying he is old the most, especially this person is Shen Shixing!Immediately, he rolled his eyes, "Ah, you remember clearly, then you are fifty-three this year, and you are one year older than me."

Shen Shixing couldn't help it, he burst out laughing, pointed at Wang Xijue and said with a smile, "You old bastard, you've spent half your life refusing to take advantage of your lips, you clearly know that's not what I meant."

Wang Xijue looked up to the sky and yelled, "Tell me quickly if you have something to do, don't be a tight fit, you know my temper."

Wang Xijue was very dissatisfied with Shen Shihang's habit of always dragging himself here in the middle of the night to harass him, but subconsciously felt that Shen Shihang must have something important to say, so Wang Xijue forced the old fox to quickly show his cards.

"Xu Guo is gone, Shen Yiguan has entered the cabinet, Wang Jiaping has always been independent, and now you and I are the only ones out of the four in the cabinet." Thinking of how many storms he has experienced since he became an official, Shen Shixing seems to have infinite feelings.

"We are all in the year of destiny now. No one can tell how many years this seat will last, but if there is one thing that cannot be done before returning home for the elderly, I am afraid I will not close my eyes until I die!" The shishi line was rarely excited.

Wang Xijue and Shen Shixing are the chief assistant and the second assistant in the cabinet. Shen Shixing is good at making peace, and he pays attention to governing a big country like cooking a small fish, but Wang Xijue is the master who is upright and serious, and his eyes don't rub the sand. The two are strong and soft , complement each other and complement each other.The tacit understanding cultivated for decades is not for nothing, and Wang Xijue is very clear about what Shen Shixing said must be done.

The cabinet of the Ming Dynasty generally does not have more than five people. This is the rule set by Zhang Juzheng and has continued until now.After Xu Guo left, Shen always pressured Zhao Zhigao to enter the cabinet in a high-profile manner, which meant a lot.Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue both knew who stood behind Shen Yiguan and what it meant.

Ever since the assassins entered the Laba Palace and the eldest son of the emperor disappeared mysteriously, Shen Shixing and others had lost hope, and they were all extremely depressed.On the contrary, Zheng Guotai and others are becoming more and more rampant, and they are deeply worried about Wang Xijue.

But no one would have thought that the eldest son of the emperor who left the palace by accident would actually arrive in Liaodong. It was even more unbelievably useless to use only Ye Hebu's Yehe tribe to beat Jianzhou Jurchen to pieces. He even surrendered Qing Jianu, the leader of Haixi Jurchen, and handed over the letter of surrender, stating that he will be a minister forever and will not violate the border again.

At this time, Nurhaqi was not considered a powerful role in the Ming Dynasty, but the Haixi Jurchen has always been a confidant in the northern border of the Ming Dynasty. The eldest son of the emperor turned the disaster into peace. This credit is not small compared to opening up the land go there.

"The eldest son of the emperor, Tian Zong, is wise. He has made great contributions to the community and benefited the people. When he returns to the palace this time, he must be the best candidate for the crown prince. Is your attitude now a little unreasonable?"

Wang Xijue's words were well-founded. Since the emperor sent out Li Chengliang's excerpts and Qing Jia's anger, a storm suddenly blew up and down the court, and the previously wobbly weeds turned around in an instant.Zheng Guotai and his like died down, or they said they were sick or they were tongue-tied, so that the government and the opposition that had been disturbed for several months by those bird people were cleared up.

Shen Shixing shook his head, "Yuan Yu, you only know one thing, not the other. I have a truthful saying, misfortune comes with blessings, and blessings come with misfortunes..."

When Shen Shixing and Wang Yijue were worried about Zhong Zhong's discussion, in the secret room of Zheng's Mansion on Baishui Street not too far from Shen's Mansion, there was a middle-aged scholar sitting on the first chair in the middle and a fat man sitting on the first chair in the west. , it was Zheng Guotai.Shen Yiguan and Ye Xianggao were sitting on the two chairs below. This lineup was much more spectacular than the Shenfu study.

As the uncle of the country, Zheng Guotai holds important positions in the five cities. As the status of Zheng Guifei rises higher and higher, the third son of the emperor is more and more favored, and Zheng Guotai's status is getting more and more like his fat thick.

Shen Yiguan picked up the tureen, and the fragrance of tea was lingering upwards accompanied by dense water vapor. He glanced at Ye Xianggao who was sitting beside him, and Shen Yiguan snorted from the bottom of his heart. This kid was sitting in this seat. Thinking of Concubine Zheng, Shen Yiguan's eyes quietly fell on the person beside Zheng Guotai.

Dong Xiang is respected, and the person who can sit in this seat in Zheng's mansion is naturally not an ordinary person, but the funny thing is that among the four people in the secret room, he has the lowest official rank... A sixth-rank official, Gu Xiancheng .

"I invite you two to come here today. The imperial court has been turbulent these past few days. What do you think?" After pondering for a while, Gu Xiancheng spoke.Ye Xianggao glanced at Shen Yiguan wisely and didn't speak.Zheng Guotai is an idiot, if you ask him which girl in the capital is the most beautiful, and whose troupe sings the best, he will definitely open his mouth.

As one of the cabinet members, Shen Yiguan has the most right to speak, and said without hesitation, "In the past few days, because of the great achievements made by the eldest son of the emperor, the demand for the eldest son of the emperor to be the crown prince has been raging. The most in recent years." Knowing that everyone present here is the sect of the third party, he deliberately said this, which is enough to prove that Shen Yiguan is indeed as cunning as ever.

Zheng Guotai jumped up at the table and said angrily: "Those scumbags, our third son has a noble status, that is not as good as that son of a lowly servant girl, all of them are rotten bastards who have no eyes!"

Gu Xiancheng frowned, cast a dissatisfied glance at Shen Yiguan, waved his hand to suppress Zheng Guotai's furious anger, and then his eyes fell on Ye Xianggao, and said lightly: "Jinqing, according to your opinion, the eldest son of the emperor has contributed to the country, Once he returns to the palace, is the crown prince destined to be his?"

Ye Xianggao is only 29 years old this year, but he looks young and mature.After pondering for a moment, "According to the students, it is not entirely true. It is a big mistake for the prince to leave the palace. Even if he returns to the palace, it is impossible for him to ascend to the throne!" The tea bowl in Shen Yiguan's hand shook violently, as if he understood Ye Xianggao I mean it.

Gu Xiancheng let out a long laugh, and stood up abruptly from his chair, "Jin Qing's words are just right for me. Tomorrow we will each write this chapter, so please welcome the eldest son of the emperor back to the palace as soon as possible."

Shen Yiguan and Ye Xianggao understood, but Zheng Guotai was impatient, and shouted anxiously: "Da Gu, Lao Shen, Xiao Ye, I don't understand what you are talking about, you shouldn't do everything you can to prevent that kid from entering the palace now!" That's right, why are you turning your elbows outward?"

An idiot is an idiot, Shen Yiguan gave the fat pig a contemptuous glance, shook his head and remained silent; Ye Xianggao chuckled and looked up at the sky; It's much better to put him under the nose than to put him out of sight..." Regarding this statement, Shen Yiguan and Ye Xianggao nodded secretly, only Zheng Guotai stared blankly, not knowing what to say.

Just when all the ministers agreed to send someone to welcome the eldest son back to the court, Zhu Changluo, who was far away in Liaodong, was sitting in the hall of Ningyuan Bo's Mansion. It was different from being blocked at the small gate when he went up. This time, Li Bo's Mansion opened the door. , laying red felt, lighting firecrackers, playing rites and music, Li Chengliang came out of the gate to welcome him in person. The courtesy is so high that it is the No. 1 since Ning Yuanbo was built.

Seeing the extravagance of Uncle Ningyuan's mansion with his own eyes, and seeing his grandeur built against a mountain and surrounded by a country for more than ten miles without seeing the sun, Zhu Changluo sighed secretly in his heart, such a waste of money and extravagance, even if his military achievements are as great as God, it is hard to escape the history of later generations like a knife.But if I want to achieve great things, I need this person's full help right now, these things can only be put aside for a long time, there is no need to rush for a while.

When he sat down in the hall, Zhu Changluo suddenly found that there was one person missing, and he couldn't help being surprised, "Uncle Li, where is the Ninth Madam?"

Mentioning Mrs. Ninth, Li Chengliang's old face burst into anger!
Since the last time when he suddenly remembered Zhu Changluo's phrase "the blood-colored skirt was stained by wine", Li Chengliang became suspicious of the Ninth Madam beside him. There is no eternal secret in the world, and paper can never contain fire. When the pigeons were released, her head was sent to the city of Heziala along with a wooden box.

Li Chengliang didn't want to mention this matter anymore, so he smiled awkwardly, then took out a letter from his sleeve, and handed it to Zhu Changluo, "Your Highness, this is a secret letter sent to me by the boss of Shenge in the capital, and I dare not delay. It is because of this that I urgently invite Your Highness to come here."

A letter from Shishihang to myself?The light letter in Zhu Changluo's hand immediately became heavy. After receiving it, he opened it. The content of the letter was very simple, with only sixteen words: "The prince leaves the palace, and it is not in accordance with the etiquette; when the letter returns quickly, I am afraid that something will change." !"

Suddenly, Zhu Changluo was disturbed. The meaning of Shen Shixing's letter was very clear. It seemed that someone in the court was going to make use of the fact that the prince left the palace to make trouble. However, no one knew about his poisoning for the time being. This is good news.

"The old man has been in office for a long time, so you might as well give me an idea." Li Chengliang raised his head and looked at himself with a smile. Zhu Changluo smiled and handed the letter to Li Chengliang. The smile faded, "The old minister is stupid, and he can't do such a big thing."

After saying this, the old man glanced at Zhu Changluo from the corner of his eye. Seeing his calm demeanor, his emotions were difficult to distinguish, he felt uneasy, "The old minister is loyal, but the eldest son of the emperor obeys his orders."

Zhu Changluo nodded, with a half-smile, looked at him and nodded.

The hall of Li Bo's mansion is extremely spacious, which may be due to the burning of the earth dragon. Instead of feeling cold, the temperature rising from the ground makes this huge space warm like spring. Cool whoosh actually shuddered.

　Happy National Day, Chen Yu wishes all book lovers a happy holiday~~~ Thank you Jiang Zhong for your unwavering support! ~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)