After retiring from the court, Li Yuntian did not leave the palace, but went to Wenyuan Pavilion with Zhang Fu, Yang Pu, Hu Ying and others to discuss the recent military affairs of the Ming Dynasty, and then submitted them to the orthodox emperor to wait for the imperial approval of the orthodox emperor.

Generally speaking, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was more concerned about the affairs of the court, after all, the important military and political affairs of the court were those who could get the court, and other matters would be handed over to the celebrant to deal with, so that the emperor would be much more relaxed and have more time to enjoy life.

Looking at the various feudal dynasties in China, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was the most relaxed and comfortable, and the government was also in a stable state, which shows the depth of the Ming emperor's scheming, and played the inner court and the civil official group in the palm of his hand.

The most important thing in the court discussion was naturally Yu Qian's promotion to the left squire of the Ministry of Rites, because a tacit understanding had been reached within the civil official group, and the Xungui group could not find anything wrong with the court, so the inner court passed this resolution very smoothly, and then reported it to the orthodox emperor.

The orthodox emperor quickly approved Yu Qian's promotion, to be honest, the orthodox emperor was full of expectations for Qian, Yu Qian was not only outstanding among the many magistrates of the Ming Dynasty, but also favored by Yang Shiqi, so he hoped that Yu Qian could become the minister of the humerus of the Ming Dynasty like Li Yuntian.

At the same time as the court discussion was going on, Wang Zhen, who sent the orthodox emperor back to the Qianqing Palace, returned to the celebrant with a gloomy face, and his mood was extremely bad.

The left attendant of the Ministry of Rites is an extremely important position, don't look at the Ministry of Rites is a clear water yamen, but the officials of the Ministry of Rites have a very high prestige among the six departments, and the Ministry of Rites is second only to the Ministry of Officials in the six, and it is even higher than the Ministry of Household Affairs.

It is worth mentioning that the first assistant of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty usually has the background of the Ministry of Rites, and only in this way can he compete with the Ministry of Officials, who is known as the "Heavenly Official".

In the Ming generation, there was always a game between the cabinet and the six ministries within the civilian clique, and the two sides eliminated each other's strengths and weaknesses, and each won and lost.

The officials unexpectedly caught the inner court off guard today, which was obviously a disgrace to the celebrant and did not want the celebrant to interfere in the administrative affairs of the court.

In addition, Liu Qiu openly accused the celebrant of manipulating power in the main hall with "pro-government affairs and general power outline" in the "Ten Things of Negligence", which made the inner court lose face.

As the actual helmsman of the celebrant eunuch, Wang Zhen must not be able to swallow this breath, and now the eunuchs such as Jin Ying and Wang Jin in the inner court must be secretly watching his jokes.

"Father-in-law, Liu Qiu, the old dog, is openly against his father-in-law, it's just a way to kill himself!" In one of the chambers of the celebrant eunuch, a long-skinned eunuch bowed down to serve Wang Zhen a cup of hot tea and said viciously.

"Father-in-law, this Liu Qiu is too arrogant, father-in-law must teach these self-righteous sour Confucians a lesson, otherwise they will definitely gain an inch in the future." Another round-faced eunuch squatted on the ground, skillfully beating Wang Zhen's legs, and looking at Wang Zhen with a flattering expression.

"Yes, father-in-law, those civil officials in the court who have just taken power are targeting you, if you don't give them a powerful look, who will still take our celebrant in the eyes in the future, and those people in the court will ignore the celebrant eunuch, then they will climb on the emperor's head." The long-skinned eunuch came behind Wang Zhen and pinched his shoulder diligently.

Don't look at Wang Zhen's prestige in the ceremonial eunuch, he is a slave in front of the orthodox emperor, he has been standing since the morning dynasty, and he doesn't even have the opportunity to sit at all, and those eunuchs will naturally serve him wholeheartedly after returning to the ceremonial eunuch.

The slender and long-faced eunuch is named Mao Gui, and the round-faced eunuch is named Wang Chang, who is Wang Zhen's confidant brought out from the Imperial Horse Prison, and the two know that Wang Zhen is holding back the fire in his belly this time, so they naturally want to speak according to his meaning.

"Diligent and holy learning with righteous morality, pro-government affairs with the general cadre outline, don't be virtuous or not, elect ministers with long ceremonies, strict assessment with officials, prudent punishment to show the constitution, strike the camp to work for the people, set the law to guard the downward, rest the military authority to value the lives of the people, and repair the military to prevent external troubles!"

Wang Zhen was already angry in his heart, but when Mao Gui and Wang Chang arched him like this, a nameless anger suddenly got up, and said gloomily, "Hmph, if you are really ashamed, this Liu Qiu is just a waste who sells his reputation and punishes his tongue quickly, I really think that he is a virtuous minister through the ages, if he has one percent of the political talent of the loyal king, my father-in-law will admire him!" ”

"That is, Liu Qiu's 'Ten Things of Negligence' is completely a rehash of the same old tune, without the slightest novelty, and this kind of waste is useless except for a stinky and hard mouth." Mao Gui nodded hurriedly when he heard this, and he was extremely disdainful of Liu Qiu in his words.

What Wang Zhen said before is the summary of Liu Qiu's "Ten Things to Say", which seems to be worried about the country and the people, but in the eyes of Wang Zhen and others, it is just all nonsense, and Liu Qiu is just elevating his status.

To tell the truth, in Wang Zhen's opinion, he will also say this kind of false, big, and empty rhetoric, no matter how he says that he is also a literati, and if he has the ability, Liu Qiu proposed a solution to the "Ten Things of Neglecting Words", instead of throwing these problems to the orthodox emperor.

This may be the essential difference between Li Yuntian and the court officials, Li Yuntian not only raises questions but also thinks of solutions to them, so that the orthodox emperor only needs to judge whether Li Yuntian's solution to the problem is feasible.

In Liu Qiu's words, "Rest the army and value the lives of the people", Liu Qiu only asked the imperial court not to send troops so as not to increase the burden on the people, but he did not propose a solution to the Luchuan Rebellion, which was in vain.

"Father-in-law, this Liu Qiu is not only closely associated with Hu Ying, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but also the same department of the loyal prince, if the father-in-law moves him, will the loyal prince ......" Wang Chang thought about it more long-term, he naturally knew that Liu Qiu was afraid that he would be unlucky this time, so he said with concern after pondering for a while.

Mao Gui thought so, nodded again and again, and looked at Wang Zhen with a concerned expression.

Among the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty, the eunuchs of the inner court were most afraid of Li Yuntian, Li Yuntian not only held heavy troops but also was the teacher of the orthodox emperor, and won the trust of the orthodox emperor, so no one dared to make a mistake in front of Li Yuntian.

"You don't understand, although Prince Zhong is in the same department as Yu Qian and Liu Qiu, they are just gentlemen's friends, Yu Qian and Liu Qiu are people from the cabinet and the six ministries, and Lord Zhong will definitely not stand up for the two of them."

Wang Zhen immediately smiled when he heard this, looked at Mao Gui and Wang Chang disappreciatively and said, "Besides, Prince Zhong is dedicated to the emperor, and he understands the general situation, when have you ever seen Prince Zhong with the cabinet and the six ministries?" Now that Liu Qiu has hated the emperor, the loyal prince will not give him a head. ”

Compared with Mao Gui and Wang Chang, Wang Zhen knows more about the inside story of the power game in the capital, Li Yuntian has always had a very harmonious relationship with the inner court, and has never followed the civil official group to the inner court, so although Li Yuntian was born in a civilian official, he does not belong to the camp of the civilian official group.

If you have to divide it, Li Yuntian's relationship is closer to the Xungui group, after all, Li Yuntian's rise depends more on his outstanding military exploits on the battlefield.

"Father-in-law, Liu Qiu is a Hanlin servant, I'm afraid it's not easy to move him." After listening to Wang Zhen's words, Mao Gui and Wang Chang immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then Mao Gui said with some concern.

You must know that the Hanlin Academy is not easy to provoke, it belongs to the forbidden land of the civil official group, and Liu Qiu has the support of Hu Ying, the veteran of the dynasty, moving Liu Qiu is tantamount to stabbing the hornet's nest of the civil official group.

"Father-in-law, I heard that Peng Deqing, the chief of the Qintian Prison, has a gap with Liu Qiu, if you find it, maybe there will be some good way." Wang Chang pondered for a moment and made a suggestion to Wang Zhen.

"Peng Deqing is very respectful to his father-in-law, and he will definitely go all out to deal with Liu Qiu if he finds him." Mao Gui nodded again and again when he heard this, and a sinister smile appeared on his face, "To deal with the civil officials in the court, it is better to use civil officials." ”

Although Peng Deqing was born as a jinshi, there are not many people who really have backbone among the civil officials, most of them are people who go with the flow, and some of them are people who take advantage of the camp, Peng Deqing belongs to the latter, and he is keenly aware that Wang Zhen is going to be developed, so he chose to take refuge in Wang Zhen and become Wang Zhen's loyal henchmen.

"If the miscellaneous family is not mistaken, Peng Deqing and Liu Qiu seem to be fellow villagers, and the miscellaneous family wants Liu Qiu to know the power of the miscellaneous family this time." Wang Zhen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said gloomily, this is the importance of the party, and when he is in trouble, someone will come out to solve his problems.

Qin Tianjian is in the imperial city, and the distance between him and the celebrant is not too far, after learning the news that Wang Zhen wants to see him, the Qintian eunuch is Peng Deqing, who immediately went to the ceremonial supervisor to meet Wang Zhen.

Although the celebrant is also a yamen in the capital, it cannot be compared with the metropolitan procuratorate, Dali Temple, the Tongzheng Envoy and the six ministries.

Peng Deqing is not willing to stop at a small Qintian supervisor, how to say that he is also a Jinshi, so he used to ask fellow villager Liu Qiu to obtain official positions in the major ministries of the capital, after all, Liu Qiu has a close relationship with Hu Ying, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

But to Peng Deqing's surprise, Liu Qiu categorically rejected him in front of him, and also sternly warned him to do things in a down-to-earth manner and not engage in those crooked ways, which made Peng Deqing unable to step down with a red face and fled in the wilderness.

Since then, Peng Deqing, who was "humiliated" by Liu Qiu, has become an enemy with Liu Qiu, Liu Qiu thinks that he has lost the character of a literati, and Peng Deqing thinks that Liu Qiu pretends to be high.

"Supervisor Peng, the emperor is angry because of Liu Qiu's negligence, I don't know if you can teach Liu Qiu a lesson." After Peng Deqing came, Wang Zhen asked his subordinates to bring him hot tea, and then said quietly.

Although Qin Tianjian is only a small yamen in the capital, after all, it belongs to one of the central departments of the Ming Dynasty, so Peng Deqing was also able to enter the Taihe Hall during the court meeting, and he saw Liu Qiu's sparse passage clearly.

Peng Deqing had already guessed on the way to Wang Zhen that he might be looking for him because of Liu Qiu's matter, and when Wang Zhen made it clear that he wanted to deal with Liu Qiu, his heart was suddenly overjoyed, because Liu Qiu had Hu Ying's support behind him, so it was impossible for him to bring down Liu Qiu, but now if he got the support of the inner court, it would be a different matter.

"Father-in-law, Liu Qiu is a villain who sells his reputation and reputation, and he pretends to have a high-minded face that does not eat fireworks in the world on weekdays, so he has won the trust of Hu Shangshu and was able to climb to the high position of the Hanlin waiter."

Therefore, Peng Deqing would not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and bowed to Wang Zhen after being overjoyed and said in a deep voice, "Rest assured, this official will definitely expose Liu Qiu's ugly face and let him be punished as he deserves!" ”