Objectively speaking, although Ye Xianggao is the leader of the Donglin Party, he has also done several major things since he became the sole minister. For example, if you ask for the reduction of the seal of Fuwang's acres, urge the Fuwang to take up the domain as soon as possible, pacify the tax supervision envoys of Huguang and Yunnan-Guizhou mines, and ask for the resumption of the lectures of the prince of the East Palace, all of them are out of public heart and praise for the court and outside.

It's just that in addition to these official affairs, Ye Xianggao tried his best to ask for additional cabinet ministers, and the law of supplementing cabinet ministers was all biased towards him Donglin Li Sancai, which was intolerable to the Qichu, Zhejiang, and Kunxuan parties. Out of their own interests, the parties must have resolutely fought back, and as a result, there has been no follow-up to the addition of cabinet ministers for several months.

Although Guan Yingzhen is not a big official, as the leader of the Chu Party, he has his own strengths in terms of mind. Above the officialdom, the minister said that most of the officials were called by the imperial historians, and he said that the ministers were less than one ten-thousandth of the ministers, which was the public heart, and had no other thoughts, after all, he was also a member of the officials, and he was the "department" in the department. said that the minister was inferior to the minister, Guan Yingzhen really distracted himself, and completely disregarded himself and belittled him.

If you are not in his position, if you really want to put yourself in the perspective of that minister, you will feel that the minister is making a bad noise. But as far as the ministers are concerned, the ministers should come out in a hurry, otherwise the country will not support them in vain.

"Brother Guan's words are indeed incisive, I don't care if I hear it, but if I ask the Donglin generation to listen, I'm afraid that Brother Guan will say that Brother Guan is scolding Huai." Tang Bin Yin chuckled, somewhat admiring the self-depreciation of Ying Zhen, the leader of the Chu Party.

At present, in the science and road, the forces of various parties are mixed, but the situation is large, and it is still the Donglin Party. One-half of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, one-third of the field are controlled by Donglin, plus six local flags and shouts, this department is like the world of Donglin, otherwise why are there so many new Donglin important members, and the method of entering the cabinet tailored for Li Sancai can be successfully passed.

Tang Binyin's propaganda party, there are more than 10 members of the science and road at the moment, these people can be summed up in a word by "small minister", but he is not annoyed that the official Yingzhen used sharp words, this is indeed the case, what is there to say.

"The gentlemen of Donglin have their own experience." Guan Yingzhen laughed, if he was afraid of Donglin, he would not form a Chu Party to fight against them.

"Those who are bad people are bad things, and those who say that people are small are small." Li Pu said coldly, he and Donglin have a deep hatred.

However, the Donglin Party is indeed very angry, relying on its power and wealth, and it is extremely domineering inside and out, and it is easy to accuse others of being a petty traitor, but it does not care about its own dragons and snakes, and it is dirty and obstructive. I heard that those local tyrants and inferior gentry in various parts of the Yangtze River spent a lot of money to join Donglin in order to get the reputation of a decent gentleman. I really can't enter Donglin, but I also have to call the people of Donglin brothers and sisters, and praise each other, which makes Donglin's atmosphere worsen day by day.

Such a friend, how can he have the face to say to others?

"If it wasn't for others to persuade me back then, I would have liked to hit him Shen Limen and pull out his beard!" The more Li Pu thought about it, the more angry he became, if he ran into Shen Xianggong here, looking at his posture, he was afraid that he would be able to immediately raise his sleeves and step forward to fight.

"Shen Xianggong is eighty years old, but I'm afraid I won't dare to ask you to pull out your beard." Huang Yanshi quipped, Li Pu smiled after hearing it, angry words, it was really impossible for him to seek revenge with an eighty-year-old man who was about to enter the ground.

"Family affairs, national affairs, and world affairs, how can they be as light as the sound of wind and rain and the sound of reading. Some people, who are obviously incompetent, prefer to take advantage of their tongues and control the court, but the country is harmed. If these people are allowed to come nonsense, I can't wait for the Son of Heaven, and I can't stand for the people of Li. Huang Yanshi glanced at Tang Binyin with a little meaning.

After hearing this, Tang Binyin didn't say anything, just frowned.

Li Pu echoed on the side: "That is, they are obviously a bunch of waste, they know how to put gold on their faces, play some tricks, do some superficial work, and really want to do things, relying on them, they will only get worse and worse." After speaking, he actually looked back at Li Yongzhen: "Is this the reason that Gonggong Li said?" ”

"This... Haha..."

Li Yongzhen is a member of the inner court, but the other four are from the outer court, and there are two officials, so it is inconvenient for him to say more, so he squeaked and walked over.

Huang Yanshi still had something to say, but Guan Yingzhen suddenly interjected: "Okay, speaking of which, we are also officials, and even if we say that we are ministers, do we really want to deny everything." As for those incompetents, no matter how much we say, can we move them a little? … Say a thousand ways and ten thousand, or a gentleman still has to practice it....."

Guan Yingzhen smiled and motioned for everyone to walk forward. This time, Tang Binyin and Li Pu were in front, Guan Yingzhen and Huang Yanshi were in the middle, and Li Yongzhen was at the end.

Guan Yingzhen didn't ask Huang Yanshi about his purpose today, he knew that Huang would definitely tell him, so he was not in a hurry, he told him some old things, and each said something about being an official. Huang Yanshi will be promoted soon, if it is a place, it has its own hardships and difficulties, Guan Yingzhen used to be the magistrate of the county, and he had some experience, so he said it to him.

Tang Binyin and Li Pu chatted without a word in the front, the two were not very familiar with each other, they were both invited by Huang Yanshi, and it was impossible to discuss them so deeply. A few people just walked and said, unconsciously came to a stone bridge, stood at the head of the bridge and looked around, there is an ancient observatory in the northeast, there is Pan Tao Palace in the southwest, in March every year, the temple fair of Pan Tao Palace is very lively, the folk flower will have everything in antique calligraphy and painting flavor snacks. To the north is the Gongyuan, a holy place in the hearts of scholars all over the world.

"Brother Dongxian, Brother Tang, Brother Li, look, that's the Gongyuan! Do you remember those days? Huang Yanshi was a little excited.

Following Huang Yanshi's gesture, Tang Binyin set his eyes on the Gongyuan a mile away. The gate of the Gongyuan sits in the north and faces south, there are three gates in front of the door, the courtyard is the "Dragon Gate", there is Mingyuan Building in the middle of the Gongyuan Road, and the east and west roads are rows of examination sheds like pigeon nests. Looking at the "Dragon Gate" from afar, Tang Binyin, Li Pu, and Guan Yingzhen couldn't help but recall the scene of their respective examinations here, and they were all emotional.

After a while, everyone's eyes moved to an ancestral hall with blue bricks and white walls on the east bank, this ancestral hall is called "Lu Gong Ancestral Hall". It is said to be very effective. Because the Lu Gong Ancestral Hall is enshrined as one of the eight immortals - Lu Dongbin, and Lu is the only one among the eight immortals who was born in the imperial examination, so he has become a god in the minds of students.

Huang Yanshi asked Tang Binyin with a smile: "Brother Tang, have you ever been lying on the dream in this Lu Gong Ancestral Hall?" I slept a lot, and I really dreamed that I was in high school! ”

Huang Yanshi's words made Tang Binyin smile, because this Lu Gong Temple is different from other places, there is no need to sign a divination, as long as you sleep in the dream, there are immortals to support the dream. Of course, he knew that Huang Yanshi was joking, how could there really be a god in the world who dreamed of it, the saint had clouds, and the son was silent and chaotic, and the ghosts and gods were not credible.

"Walk all over the yellow road of acacia flowers, and come to the autumn to dream of the Lu Gong Ancestral Hall." Tang Binyin suddenly felt a feeling and recited a poem.

"Walk all over the yellow road of Huaihua, and come to the Lu Gong Temple in autumn!" Guan Yingzhen said with emotion: "When we tried it, we stayed in this pigeon cage for three games and nine days, and it was not easy for this dragon gate to jump in!" ”

Among several people, Li Yongzhen alone has never been examined, so he is a little ashamed of himself while envious.

Tang Binyin's heart moved, and said: "It's not easy to jump into the dragon gate, and now that we have successfully entered, we should not live up to God's favor for us." After speaking, he casually glanced at Guan Yingzhen.

"Yes, a gentleman does something and doesn't." Guan Yingzhen smiled slightly and looked at Tang Binyin: "Brother Tang, what do you think?" ”

Tang Bin Yin stroked his beard: "There are some, but I want to hear what the official brother means." ”

Guan Yingzhen nodded slightly, walked in front of everyone, and said: "In fact, after I was admitted to the Jinshi, I had a mind to enter Donglin, but unfortunately, Donglin did not value me. ”

Huang Yanshi said on the side: "It's best not to enter." ”

Guan Yingzhen looked into the distance leisurely and said: "Since ancient times, party strife is the most likely to cause disaster to the country, so this party is the country's big disadvantage, but all the people with lofty ideals who are dedicated to serving the country are better away from this party, and it is easy not to get involved, otherwise the disaster will be endless....However, the current state affairs, if you don't form a party, you can't protect yourself, no matter how big the temple is, there is no place for a lonely crane to stand on, so I have to form a party." It's been eleven years. ”

"Yes, I, like my official brother, are also here in the original intention of the party." Listening to Guan Yingzhen's sincere words, Tang Binyin couldn't help but say a word.

"Hmm."

Guan Yingzhen nodded at Tang Binyin, and the two looked at each other, both of them were a little eager.

"Brother Dongxian, do you want to say that you don't have no place in the party, and you can't be idle in the party?" Li Pu laughed, didn't he join the Qi Party because he was bullied by Donglin and couldn't protect himself.

Guan Yingzhen also smiled, and immediately showed regret on his face, and said unevenly: "In recent years, the government of this dynasty has been controlled by Donglin, and you and me, who are not his fellow party, are evil parties in their eyes, no matter how hard you and I try, we can't get their approval....In terms of the current situation alone, it won't take three or five years, whether it's my Chu party or your Xuan party and Qi party, we will eventually lose to Donglin." ”

This is said in Li Pu's heart, if it weren't for Shen Li's prejudice against him from the Donglin Party, how could he have been an official for many years, and he was just a little Guanglu Temple. He understands the evils of this party and the country from this calamity, but the impact on him is really painful.

After hearing this, Tang Binyin and Li Pu's expressions were a little solemn.

"In that case, why don't you practice the art of vertical and horizontal? Our family once heard a sentence from the Weishe people, which is really the only truth in the world. Today, I will borrow flowers to offer the Buddha and listen to all of you. Li Yongzhen, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly interjected.

"Oh? What words? Guan Yingzhen was amazed.

Tang Binyin, Li Pu, and Huang Yanshi also showed curiosity.

Li Yongzhen chuckled lightly and said slowly: "Wei She once said that it is not difficult to defeat the strong with the weak, but the difficulty lies in unity. If unity, then it is strength, this power is like steel, this power is like iron, anything in the world, not afraid of heaven and earth, only afraid of the word unity. ”