Of course, Li Tingji also knew in his heart that the Donglin incident did make the Son of Heaven extremely angry, otherwise, with his identity, how could he be thrown out as bait, generally speaking, such a thing is more suitable for Fang Congzhe or Ye Xianggao to do, because they are not the leaders of the Imperial Party, if something happens to them, there is Li Tingji to withstand the pressure for them, but Li Tingji is already the highest level of the Imperial Party, if he is attacked, there will be no higher-level people in the Imperial Party to speak for him.

So for Li Tingji, his current situation is still extremely dangerous, and a graceful edict of the Son of Heaven put him on the fire of the court to roast, so in the eyes of the outside world, the Son of Heaven is already extremely dissatisfied with Li Tingji.

In this way, those who were originally hidden in the shadows above the court, those who were afraid of the majesty of the Son of Heaven and did not dare to make a move, and only dared to make some small movements in the shadows, would jump out one after another and beat the water dogs.

Li Tingji hasn't been out for several days, and even the cabinet errand has taken leave, and he seems to have a turtle shell attitude of waiting for things to settle down in the house, but he has not been idle these days.

The news and rumors in the capital, and even the impeachment recital above the court, he ordered people to pay close attention to it.

Therefore, he knows better how many forces in the current court situation have inadvertently expressed their attitude in this matter.

In today's court, the imperial party and other courtiers are inherently not harmonious, which has nothing to do with power, but because the imperial party is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, in other words, the imperial party is born to replace the big bosses in the court.

For those who may threaten their status, no one will definitely have a good face, and it is human nature to fall into the well.

But impeachment is also a science, take the imperial party as an example, their situation is the most difficult, they can not offend the emperor, and they cannot impeach Li Tingji head-on, after all, Li Tingji and they are members of the same party, anyone can attack Li Tingji, but they cannot.

So for the people in the imperial party, they are roughly divided into three factions, the first faction is to protect Li Tingji, headed by Ye Xianggao, he has defended several times, asking the emperor to forgive Li Tingji's mistakes in the court discussion, and to avoid too much grace, and the second faction is more interesting, they seem to be protecting Li Tingji, this faction is more complicated, the content of the note is mainly impeached, but in addition to impeachment, there is usually a twist, but also for Li Tingji to intercede, this faction is headed by Fang Congzhe, but Li Tingji himself knows, This kind of performance of standing at both ends also means that they can fall to both sides at any time, whether their merits are greater than their merits or their merits are greater than their merits, it depends on the mouths of these people, and there are many people in this faction who intercede for Li Tingji in this tactful way, but there are also those who deliberately say so and want to fall into the ground.

As for this last faction, it is the silent faction led by Han Yi, mainly the people in the imperial party who do not have a good relationship with Li Tingji, mainly Hanlin officials, and the main strategy is to wait and see the changes and follow the emperor's footsteps.

This alone can see the division of forces in the imperial party, who is good and who is evil, who is the enemy and who is me, and argues at a glance!

Of course, this is what Li Tingji is concerned about, and he knows in his heart that the contradictions between the imperial parties cannot be put on the heart of the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven is focusing on the entire court situation.

From the content of the various officials, we can see their real attitude towards the imperial party and the Son of Heaven.

"I see, the Son of Heaven is unpredictable, if it is not for us to speculate!"

Ye Xianggao is not stupid, Li Tingji mentioned this point, he naturally sorted out the context, but after he knew it, his expression was even more worried.

The Son of Heaven's method is certainly beneficial to the overall situation, but it is not a good thing to fall on Li Tingji.

As the saying goes, the rafters rot first, and when fishing, the fate of the bait is usually eaten by the fish, and even if the angler catches the fish in the end, the bait cannot be recovered.

And today's Li Tingji is that bait.

The Son of Heaven roasted him on the fire, which meant that he could be crushed in the whirlpool of the court at any time, you know, the hostility of the entire court was surging together, how could it be so easy to bear.

The biggest possibility is that the Son of Heaven found out the situation of the court's position, but at the same time, Li Tingji was also crushed by various forces and disappeared in his career.

But at this point, Ye Xianggao also had a complicated expression, and he didn't know what to say.

"No wonder Brother Li has been in the mansion these days, and he has no reaction to the public opinion of the court, the crux of the problem is here, but, alas, ......"

Ye Xianggao really doesn't know what to say now, if he stands on the identity of Li Tingji's old friend, Ye Xianggao should persuade Li Tingji to withdraw in time, in fact, it is not completely impossible, now the court public opinion is all firing at Li Tingji, then it is conceivable that Li Tingji's official position is difficult to keep, at this time the wisest way is to resign from the official, one letter will not work, two letters will not work, ten letters, in this way, the court will be transferred to the body of the Son of Heaven, Li Tingji can protect the reputation of Shilin, After returning to his hometown, he waited patiently for a few years, and when the imperial party completely gained a firm foothold in the DPRK, there may not be no possibility of recovery.

This is the safest way, but it is also the most unsafe way, from the perspective of the court, so that you can get out of the court as soon as possible, the courtiers attacked Li Tingji, nothing more than to let him withdraw from the court, as long as he resigned, no one will chase and beat, but will win the reputation of not loving the position of power in Shilin, and after the turmoil subsides, it is easy to return to the court.

This was also Ye Xianggao's idea at the beginning.

But this is also the most unsafe way, this is the truth that Ye Xianggao only understood after listening to Li Tingji's analysis, it is very simple, because it is the Son of Heaven who is now manipulating the situation behind his back!

The Son of Heaven wants to let Li Tingji be bait and lead out a dry cow, ghost, snake and god, but now, the fire is obviously not enough, and a dry imperial historian is impeached, but the court bigwigs such as the Six Ministries and Qiqing have not made a clear statement, and at this time Li Tingji handed in his resignation, and these people will only continue to wait and see.

And the Son of Heaven had to approve it because of the situation, so even if Li Tingji destroyed the plan of the Son of Heaven, he would inevitably be completely disgusted by the Son of Heaven, even if he was well-known in Shilin, how could he talk about revenge?

But if he persuaded Li Tingji to follow the will of the Son of Heaven, just like now, his reputation in his life would be completely ruined.

For such Qingliu ministers as them, the importance of reputation and prestige is no less than life, and now there is a faint public opinion in the court that has begun to accuse Li Tingji of loving the position of power, welcoming the Son of Heaven, and having a vegetarian meal in the corpse position.

If Li Tingji continues to be silent, these names will be completely confirmed, and I am afraid that Li Tingji will have to bear such a reputation for the rest of his life.

And even so, Li Tingji may not be able to keep himself in the end, you must know that the Son of Heaven now obviously has the heart to support Fang Congzhe to replace Li Tingji.

How to choose in the meantime, even if it is Ye Xianggao, it is not easy to say much.

However, Li Tingji was very decisive, shook his head and said.

"Jinqing doesn't have to worry about the old man, the matter of eating the king's loyalty to the king, the old man is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he should have his own responsibility, Your Majesty needs the old man to be the bait of the Qing Dynasty, what about the old man's bait?"

"Brother Li, you ......"

Ye Xianggao was stunned for a moment, then sighed heavily, and said no more.

But at this moment, Li Tingji narrowed his eyes and muttered in an almost imperceptible voice.

"Whether it's a blessing or a curse, who can say well? Only in the midst of great danger can there be great opportunities......"