Wang fu.

"What? Don't you even want to take the decree? ”

Shen Shixing held the holy decree in his hand and said to Wang Xijue, who was kneeling in front of him.

Wang Xijue looked up at Shen Shixing, hesitated for a moment, and then took the holy decree with both hands and thanked the emperor again, but there was no joy on his face.

In fact, Wanli never thought of letting Wang Xijue resign, because he knew that Wang Xijue was wronged, so after this matter was finalized, he immediately issued an order to reward Wang Xijue.

This is also to pave the way for Guo Dan to be hired later, because Wang Xijue absolutely supports Guo Dan in the disaster relief, which is also to wash away Guo Dan's grievances from the side.

Wanli also knew that after all, there were too many officials who impeached Guo Dan at the beginning, and if he went to help Guo Dan avenge his grievances, he couldn't remove all those officials.

"Yuan Yu, the matter has passed, and they have also paid a heavy price, so there is no need for you to linger on it."

Shen Shixing saw that Wang Xijue was holding the holy decree, and he was depressed, so he comforted him.

"Actually, I've let go of this thing a long time ago."

Wang Xijue sighed, and sighed again: "It's just... It's just that I think the court is more complicated today than before, and I'm afraid that I will fail the grace of God! ”

He had always wanted to strengthen the power of the cabinet, but now he felt more and more powerless.

He also felt physically and mentally exhausted.

Shen Shixing said with a smile: "This matter is complicated and complicated, and it is simple to say simple. ”

Wang Xijue asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Shen Shixing didn't answer and asked: "Do you know who Chen Younian, Zhang Heming and others recommended to replace Song Jingsheng?" ”

Wang Xijue shook his head.

"Li Sancai."

"Him?"

Wang Xijue was slightly startled.

"Hmm."

Shen Shixing nodded and said, "Not only that, but they also recommended Wei Yunzhen to be the political envoy of Henan Daobu. ”

Wang Xijue said: "Didn't you stop it? ”

It turned out that Wei Yunzhen and Li Sancai were deposed from the capital because they offended Shen Shixing. At that time, Wei Yunzhen and the others were very opposed to the son of the cabinet minister, who was repeatedly promoted to the jinshi, thinking that there must be something greasy in this.

And Shen Shixing's son happened to be a jinshi that year.

Of course, Shen Shixing denied that he used his power to let his son become a jinshi.

But Wei Yunzhen and Li Sancai refused to give up, and finally Wanli deposed them to the capital.

That's why Wang Xijue asked this question.

Shen Shixing shook his head.

Wang Xijue asked, "Why is that?" ”

Shen Shixing sighed: "The smooth conclusion of this matter is all due to Shen Cheng and Chen Younian, the two of them also have the support of many people in the court, and Your Majesty seems to be happy to see all this."

Chen Younian strongly recommended Li Sancai and Wei Yunzhen, and Zhang Heming also supported them. Those officials also knew that they had suffered heavy losses this time, and they were no longer able to fight against us for the time being, so they wanted to win over Chen Younian and them. In this case, where do you think Shen Cheng should go? ”

Wang Xijue was stunned for a while, and suddenly smiled: "It turns out that I have been doing it for a long time, but I just changed the soup but not the medicine!" ”

Once Chen Younian and Li Sancai are biased towards conservatives, then Shen will always become the weakest party, and if the new forces do not have the support of the bigwigs, it will be very dangerous, but Shen has always advocated letting Guo Dan enter the cabinet, which is incompatible with the beliefs of the conservatives, and most of the officials who support him are from Jiangnan, and Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue, and Xu Guo are also from Jiangnan, so they will naturally fall to the cabinet.

Then there is still a battle between the two factions.

Shen Shixing shook his head and said: "We know Chen Younian, Li Sancai, and Wei Yunzhen well, they are all capable ministers, and they are honest and upright, they will never be the same as Huang Daxiao and Li Zhi, but Shen has always been very low-key, and I never thought that this person had such ambitions."

I think that as long as we can control Shen Yiyi, coupled with our understanding of Chen Younian and them, it is not impossible for our cabinet to continue to stabilize the court. ”

Wang Xijue nodded thoughtfully.

In fact, he knew that the most important reason, which Shen Shixing did not say, was Wanli.

Wanli definitely does not want to see the cabinet dominant, and there must be ministers in the DPRK who oppose Shen Shixing, and Shen Shixing also understands this, but he must ensure that the cabinet has an advantage, otherwise, the cabinet will not be able to lead the ministers.

Shen Shixing said: "There is one thing that has always worried me. ”

Wang Xijue asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Li Chengliang."

Shen Shixing frowned slightly and said, "Recently, I have been sending someone to investigate this matter, and as far as I know, someone secretly handed over Li Chengliang's evidence to Li Zhi. ”

Wang Xijue asked, "Have you found out who did it?" ”

Shen Shixing said: "It is very likely to be Dongchang." ”

Wang Xijue couldn't help frowning.

Shen Shixing said: "Actually, we all know that about the struggle between the DPRK and China, the shadow of Dongchang is always indispensable, Zhang Whale in order to ensure that both of our factions have a request for him, so he keeps stirring up disputes, but this time he obviously wants to eradicate us in one fell swoop." Therefore, whether it is for self-protection or to avoid unnecessary disputes in the court, we have to find a way to eradicate Zhang Whale. ”

Don't look at Shen Shixing, who is usually amiable and approachable, and seems to have a good relationship with the minister, but if he really wants to make a move, it will be ruthless.

Zhang Whale has crossed his bottom line this time, you eradicate Li Chengliang, then you just want me to die, Shen Shixing can't think that this thing hasn't happened, and it is impossible to sit still, you have already killed me, then I naturally have to resist. Moreover, the cabinet has always wanted to unite the imperial court, but Zhang Whale never wanted the outer court to unite.

Unite your outer court, and then I will suffer.

It is also a contradiction that is difficult to reconcile.

This made Shen Shixing determined to eradicate Zhang Whale.

In fact, now everyone has calmed down and is planning for the future.

But first, they have to see how Wanli is liquidated.

And Wanli didn't make them wait long.

It's just that a group of people have been killed before, and Wanli has not continued to kill.

He just ordered the execution of Li Weien, the prefect of the Defu Prefecture, and at the same time dismissed Huang Daxiao, Li Zhi, and Yang Mingshen, but Jiang Yinglan was not recalled, in fact, Wanli wanted to remove Jiang Yinglan, and this hard bone was also very annoying, but there were still many ministers in the DPRK and China who tried to protect Jiang Yinglan, especially Fang Fengshi, and there was no evidence to prove that Jiang Yinglan and Huang Daxiao were together.

But basically they are dealing with the conservative side, which is already a personal grudge, because they have caused Wanli to lose so much money, so they must be liquidated with them.

After purging these people, Wanli finally convened a great court meeting, and in front of the Manchu civil and military forces, he first praised Guo Dan, and made it clear that he supported Shen Zheng's suggestion to let Guo Dan serve as the head of the household.

The purpose of this statement is to let everyone know that Guo Dan has completely entered the court as an official, not a humble businessman.

It's just that in order to take care of Guo Dan's filial piety, he chose to hire Guo Dan as the financial adviser of the Ming Dynasty in the name of the emperor himself.

This employment contract will be signed by divine decree.

The meaning of employing with the Holy Decree is very obvious, and it is not that an official is better than an official.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, no one has been able to make the emperor issue such a holy decree.

Of course, Wanli also made it clear that he would continue to contract the four mansions to Guo Dan.

The ministers chanted His Majesty's Holy Ming.

Then, Wanli appointed Wang Xijue as the canal patrol envoy, specifically responsible for dealing with the crisis, and Guo Dan was appointed to assist.

......

"Consultant Guo, congratulations, congratulations!"

After Wanli left, Shen Cheng took the lead in coming to Guo Dan and congratulated him.

Guo Dan has made meritorious contributions before, but no official has ever congratulated him like this, this is really the first time in history.

For Shen Yiyi, this is his proposition, of course he wants to hold Guo Dan high, and he also knows that Guo Dan can handle this crisis, which will prove that his proposition is completely correct.

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Guo Dan bowed his hand back, and said: "Guo Dan, how can he be appreciated, my lord." ”

Shen always stroked his beard and smiled: "You don't need to be arrogant, your talent, that is obvious to all, when the four mansions were under your governance, they really did not leave any stone unturned, and they did not close their doors at night. ”

"Your Excellency has won the prize, and the prize has passed." This official suddenly slapped himself on the back, and Guo Dan was really a little unaccustomed to it.

He actually wants to keep his distance from all officials, and he has only one thigh, and that is Wanli.

Of course, Shen Zheng didn't make any effort to talk to Guo Dan, it was too explicit, after all, it was the first time they had talked again, he just wanted to show an attitude, so he chatted with Guo Dan for a few words and left.

As soon as he walked for a while, Wang Xijue suddenly appeared beside Guo Dan and asked, "Consultant Guo, what should we do?" ”

Guo Dan wanted to cry without tears and said: "My lord, what you said is true, the grass people are really embarrassed!" ”

Wang Xijue said: "Don't pretend to be a kid, Your Majesty nominally asked you to assist the official, but in fact, it is to let the official take your ship, and the glory and wealth of the official can all depend on you." ”

Wanli's purpose has been achieved, in exchange, of course, he still has to take care of the official's face, if he directly let Guo Dan deal with it with full authority, then Guo Dan will do too well, and the official will indeed have no face, so he still nominally let the cabinet deal with the crisis, Guo Dan is just an assistant.

Of course, Wang Xijue knows that he is actually the assistant.

"Your ......, my lord!"

Wang Xijue waved his hand to interrupt Guo Dan's words, "Okay, okay, what to do, just say it." So many people are still hungry and cold, and this matter should not be delayed any longer. ”

Guo Dan groaned for a moment and said, "My lord, why don't you do something first." ”

Wang Xijue was surprised: "I'll do something first, what do you mean by this?" ”

Guo Dan sneered: "I'm not afraid that if this crisis passes all of a sudden, this, this will not be able to fully demonstrate your wisdom and martial arts, so my lord, do you want to... Or do something about it first, and I'll deal with the crisis. ”

Do something casually? Can't I even be an assistant? It's just a soy sauce one.

Wang Xijue began to have some doubts about life.

Is it your kid who is floating, or the old man can't lift the knife?