It was already late at night when Yang Pu left the Yangzhou Office of Jiangwutang, and the tax reform in the Jiangnan region was a new matter for Yang Pu, so many places had to ask Li Yuntian for advice.

Jiangnan is the most prosperous and wealthy place in the Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court does not want to see turmoil in it, so Yang Pu's visit this time can be said to be a heavy burden, so that the tax reform in Jiangnan can be smoothly transitioned.

Of course, Yang Pu served as Li Yuntian's assistant in the tax reform in the Jiangnan region, and the tax reform was proposed by Li Yuntian, and the systematic and perfect implementation was carried out in Jiaozhi, so no one in the Ming Dynasty was more suitable to lead the matter than him.

For Li Yuntian, Yang Pu's arrival undoubtedly helped him stabilize his position, although he is also a civil official and has a very close relationship with the civil official group, but strictly speaking, he belongs to the martial arts family of the court, and is not in the same camp as the civil official group of the two capitals and thirteen provinces.

Yang Pu is a representative figure of the civil official group, and although there are disputes over rights and interests between the cabinet and the six ministries, they will unanimously deal with the outside world when it comes to the fundamental interests of the civilian bureaucracy.

The cabinet and the six ministries have a lot of interests in the Jiangnan region, so Yang Pu's arrival made the officials of Jiangnan officialdom secretly breathe a sigh of relief, which means that Li Yuntian will not set off a bloody storm in Jiangnan officialdom.

"Wang Zhen!" After sending Yang Pu away, Li Yuntian frowned slightly after returning to the room, and felt a little helpless in his heart, it seems that history is still strikingly similar, Wang Zhen has risen rapidly with the favor of the orthodox emperor as in history,

Judging from the current situation, once the Empress Dowager Zhang died, a fierce conflict would inevitably break out between the inner court and the civil official group.

Although Li Yuntian was able to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and then take the opportunity to profit from it, he was not very happy about this, to be honest, he was a little tired of the intrigue and deceit in the officialdom, and would rather lead his troops to fight to open up territory for the Ming Dynasty than fight in the nest.

The Empress Dowager Zhang staged such a bitter scene to kill Song Dashan and Wang Zhen, and Li Yuntian knew her good intentions and hoped that the inner court could become a help for the orthodox emperor to resist foreign ministers.

It's a bit ridiculous to say, the reason why Wang Zhen was able to fly and dominate was largely due to the connivance of the Empress Dowager Zhang, otherwise the inner court would have been wiped out by the civil official group and the Xungui group after the death of Emperor Xuande.

Under the circumstance that the orthodox emperor was too young to govern in person, the eunuchs in the inner court could only rely on the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family to protect themselves, and the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family had to rely on the eunuchs in order to balance the civil official group and the noble group, after all, the eunuchs were the servants of the royal family, equivalent to the property of the royal family, and they could only survive by relying on the royal family, and they were naturally trusted by the royal family.

Originally, the Empress Dowager Zhang hoped that the orthodox emperor could calmly control those eunuchs like Emperor Xuande, so that the eunuchs did not dare to make a mistake and serve the royal family wholeheartedly.

It's a pity that the physical condition of the Empress Dowager Zhang makes her unable to see the arrival of that day, although the orthodox emperor has been carefully cultivated by her, but after all, she is still young, and she can't control those senior courtiers, and she can't control those sleek eunuchs, in order to make those eunuchs obedient, they can only be beaten and deterred.

What made Li Yuntian feel a little relieved was that the orthodox emperor was not only Wang Zhen by his side, but also Song Dashan, who had a close relationship with him, no one knew that there was a secret friendship between the two, and Li Yuntian got the news in the palace from Song Dashan.

It is worth mentioning that Song Dashan's family had disappeared from people's sight at the beginning of Xuande, and no one knew where they went.

Under Li Yuntian's arrangement, Song Dashan's family gained a new identity, not only joined the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce, but also entered the lecture martial arts hall, which made Song Dashan have no worries.

A eunuch like Song Dashan, although he has enough power and fame and fortune, because he has no heirs, he can only pin his future on his family, hoping that his family can live a good life and the family will prosper.

If according to the relationship between relatives and relatives, the relationship between Song Dashan and the orthodox emperor is one step closer than Wang Zhen, and Song Dashan's official position has always pressed Wang Zhen's head.

After Song Dashan and Wang Zhen followed Emperor Xuande to avoid the pursuit of the Han King and enter Beijing to ascend the throne, Song Dashan became the left eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch, and Wang Zhen was only the right eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch.

Even if the two of them have been promoted now, Song Dashan's Imperial Horse Supervisor Zuo Young Eunuch is still half a level higher than Wang Zhen's Imperial Horse Supervisor Right Young Eunuch, and Song Dashan is respected among the two.

The reason why Wang Zhen was so arrogant and became the most powerful person in the inner court was because Song Dashan obeyed Li Yuntian's arrangement and did not intervene in the power of the imperial court.

Although Wang Zhen is a little arrogant, he is still very polite to Song Dashan, after all, the backers of the two are orthodox emperors, and the orthodox emperor trusts Song Dashan more, plus Song Dashan has no intention of supervising ceremonies, the relationship between the two has always been very good, and they have formed a strong alliance.

With Song Dashan secretly restraining Wang Zhen, Li Yuntian felt relieved that Wang Zhen's every move would reach his ears, so that he could know Wang Zhen's next move.

"Lord Wang, if the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family is seriously ill, how should we deal with it?" Lin Xin, who was following behind Li Yuntian, heard Li Yuntian's emotion, and asked in a coquettish voice after a deep groan.

Judging from Yang Pu's solemn expression, Lin Xin felt that the time of the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family seemed to be running out, and Li Yuntian should arrange the affairs of the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family after her death.

Obviously, after losing the deterrence of the Empress Dowager Zhang, the various factions in the capital will inevitably engage in a scuffle to redivide the pattern of the court.

"Wait and see." Li Yuntian had already considered the countermeasures, and replied quietly when he heard the words, he did not want to intervene in this power reshuffle in the court.

In fact, the territory of the Inner Court and the civil official clique in the court was the Liangjiang Thirteen Provinces, while Li Yuntian's territory was in remote places such as Jiaozhi, Liaodong, and Guanxi.

Since Li Yuntian is still the governor of Jiaozhi and Guangxi, neither the inner court nor the civil official group will attack Guangxi, and most of the officials in Guangxi have been replaced by military attachés, plus it belongs to the barbarian land, so neither the inner court nor the civilian official group will be interested in it.

In this way, Li Yuntian and both sides have no conflict of interests, so naturally there is no need to wade into this troubled water.

"However, if they make trouble, they will definitely find the prince." Lin Xin's brows suddenly frowned slightly, and she looked at Li Yuntian without worry.

Although Li Yuntian was born as a civil official, he and Wang Zhen and Song Dashan experienced life and death together, and escorted Emperor Xuande from Nanjing City to Beijing City to ascend the throne together, and the two sides already had a friendship at that time.

Therefore, once the inner court and the civil official clique get into trouble, they will definitely think of Li Yuntian and want to get help from Li Yuntian to defeat the other party.

"When that time comes, the affairs of the Korean State and the Wa Kingdom should also be settled, and the king will personally conquer at that time." A smile appeared on the corner of Li Yuntian's mouth, ready to avoid the capital from a distance.

"The prince's move is really high, and by the time the prince returns triumphantly, they may have already lost the battle, and the prince is just here to clean up the mess." Lin Xin's eyes couldn't help but light up, and she smiled excitedly.

She almost forgot about the affairs of the Korean State and the Japanese State, if you want to conquer these two countries, Li Yuntian must be in charge, after all, this is not only a matter of war, but more importantly, how to govern, which is the right of Li Yuntian in the Ming and Manchu dynasties.

"This king doesn't want to see them fight, if everyone is united, the Ming Dynasty will be even stronger." Li Yuntian shook his head with a wry smile when he heard this, the conflict of interests between the inner court and the civil official group is difficult to resolve, since he has no good way, he will not mix.

"Lord Wang, the capital is urgent!" As soon as Li Yuntian's words fell, a guard hurriedly walked over and handed over an official document in his hand.

"Alas!" Li Yuntian opened it and looked at it, his brows suddenly furrowed, the expression on his face looked a little solemn, and he sighed for a long time.

"Lord Wang, what's wrong?" Lin Xin was taken aback when she saw this, she rarely saw Li Yuntian's face so serious.

"There's a fire in the backyard!" Li Yuntian shook his head with a wry smile, and handed the official document in his hand to Lin Xin.

Lin Xin still thought that something had happened to the Zhongwang Mansion, so she hurriedly took the official document and looked at it carefully, and then breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that the backyard that Li Yuntian said was not the Zhongwang Mansion, but the first assistant of the cabinet, Yang Shiqi.

Yang Shiqi's eldest son Yang Ji is in his hometown of Taihe County, Jiangxi, not long ago, at a great court, several officials in the capital wrote in the hall to expose Yang Ji's crimes, asking the orthodox emperor to severely punish Yang Ji, who ran rampant in the township, bullied others, and killed good people.

In view of the fact that Yang Ji committed dozens of murders and murdered more than ten lives, the orthodox emperor sent Yu Shi to Taihe County to investigate the matter thoroughly.

Li Yuntian felt very helpless about this, Yang Shiqi's reputation was probably in the hands of Yang Ji, because Yang Ji was indeed a famous villain, which was really regrettable.

In Li Yuntian's view, Yang Shiqi is a politician who is kind and knowledgeable, and knows the general situation, and he has served as the first assistant of the cabinet for more than 10 years.

Among them, the most famous is the celebrity Yu Qian, as well as the capable officials Guo Zhong, Zhou Chen, Cao Ding, etc., all of whom have been appreciated by Yang Shiqi and have become the pillars of the country.

It's a pity that this Zaifu, who was praised by the "History of the Ming Dynasty" as "a wise man with great elegance", although he has the wisdom to know people, he does not know his son, "in his later years, he loves his son, but he does not know his evil", so as to tarnish his innocence in his life.

In the Ming Dynasty, Li Xian's "Ancient Miscellaneous Records" and Jiao Hong's "Yutang Congyu" both recorded the tragedy of Yang Shiqi's later years, Yang Shiqi was an official in the capital for more than 40 years, during which he promoted hundreds of officials, but did not promote his two sons, nor did he get them those well-paid errands, which made the whole country praise.

Yang Shiqi's eldest son Yang Ji did not become an official, and lived far away in his hometown of Taihe County, Jiangxi.

In the face of the flattery of the people around him, Yang Ji gradually became fluttering, relying on Yang Shiqi's power and prestige, he was bold and reckless, rampant in the township, and openly committed several murders.

Although Yang Ji's bad behavior has long been heard of by the officials of the prefecture and county where he is located, they are afraid of Yang Shiqi and dare not intervene, which makes Yang Shiqi be kept in the dark for a long time, and no one is full enough to run to tell him that Yang Ji is evil, isn't it uncomfortable to find himself?

Moreover, Yang Shiqi, as the first assistant of the Ming cabinet, is not something that anyone can see if they want to see it, and it is not the high-ranking officials and dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty who can contact Yang Shiqi.

Finally, after someone told Yang Shiqi about Yang Ji's tyrannical township, Yang Shiqi was first surprised, and then doubted the truth of what the other party said, he didn't believe that his son would commit such a big crime.

It stands to reason that since Yang Shiqi doubted the truth of Yang Ji's matter, he should have sent someone or instructed local officials to investigate, but he made the big mistake of doting on his son as a father, and just wrote a letter to warn Yang Ji, telling him not to behave in the countryside, to introspect and self-discipline, and to correct if there is something rampant, not to make an example.

Yang Ji originally thought that Yang Shiqi would punish him severely, but who would have thought that Yang Shiqi just reminded him to be self-disciplined lightly, and there was no reproach between his words, which made him act more unscrupulously, and the evil of relying on the situation became more and more intense, causing trouble in the local prefecture and county.