The next day, in Xiyuan, only Yan Song, father and son and Xu Jie were still on duty. As usual, everyone wrote green words for Emperor Jiajing, took time to deal with some court affairs, and basically took care of the daily affairs. Seeing that it was already afternoon, Yan Song coughed a few times, got up and went out, and went to clean his hands. Seeing that his father's figure disappeared, Yan Shifan suddenly stood up, paced a few steps to Xu Jie's side, leaned over and asked Xu Jie: "Xu Ge, if the family wants to open the sea today, between the ten months, they will send a messenger to patrol the coastal areas on behalf of the sky." Based on what Xu Ge sees, who should be sent to this envoy? ”

Xu Jie heard Yan Shifan's question, although he didn't know what his intentions were, but he had already practiced the tricks in recent years, and immediately replied casually: "This matter is very important, if it is done well, the dynasty will collect hundreds of thousands of silver taels a year, and it will be more able to clear the sea and He Yan, and the world will be peaceful." For such a big event, this candidate should ask Yan Ge Lao to plan carefully to select a strong and capable person. If it is in Xu's opinion, cough cough, Xiaoge Lao, this is the most suitable one, it is Ling Lang Chunchen. Chunchen had already been to Jiangnan for the second time before, and he was quite familiar with the overseas affairs. I heard that he was also in charge of business in your mansion, and he was quite familiar with the way of business, which is much clearer than that of ordinary celebrities who read the books of saints. It is naturally best for him to serve as this messenger. ”

Yan Shifan said: "No, no, Xu Ge has lifted the dog." Although Hong'er has some talents for dogs and horses, he has also relied on the Hongfu of the Long Live Lord to do a few things indiscriminately and make some contributions. But after all, he is still young and his experience is still insufficient. The matter of opening the sea is related to thousands of miles of sea frontier, and there are thousands of problems, and it is a heavy burden to ask Hong'er to do the major event of opening the sea. In my opinion. Hong'er can only be a deputy envoy. Be the right one. I'm afraid it's hard to do it. ”

Xu Jie's eyes flashed when he heard Yan Shifan say this: "Then in the opinion of the elder of the small pavilion, who is the right person to send this envoy?" ”

Yan Shifan smiled slightly and said: "It's your protégé, Zhang Juzheng, the prince of the country." Uncle Zhang was originally Hong'er's mentor, and he also recently appeared in "Ten Things to Discuss the Opening of the Sea", and everything he said is quite in line with the rules. Won the approval of heaven. This time, he will be the chief envoy, which is the most suitable, and he will be able to succeed immediately. ”

Xu Jie's heart couldn't help jumping when he heard Yan Shifan say this. This time, he not only made Zhang Juzheng think carefully about the matter of opening the sea, threw this heavy bomb, shocking the government and the opposition, but also arranged for everyone in the Xu Party, whether overt or covert, to support Zhang Juzheng. What is trying to do is to take the position of this envoy. Elder Xu Ge didn't want to rely on this to make a lot of money. He played big chess. Now that the opening of the sea is inevitable, as long as the Son of Heaven is in power. For this important matter related to the future of the imperial court, of course, we must try our best to participate in it, otherwise we will be left behind by this huge ship, or even far from the core of rights and interests. If Zhang Juzheng can send an envoy to Jiangnan as a messenger, he will be able to control all the things in his hands. At that time, it will be much more convenient to use the interests in the open sea to win allies for Xu Jie's party, buy cadres, or take the opportunity to inspect the whereabouts of the enemy party and plant eyeliner forces. Even if these are aside, the control of the Xu Jie party over such a major event as the opening of the sea is extremely valuable to the influence of the Xu party in the court. Otherwise, if the credit for opening the sea is given by the Yan Party, then the gap in strength between the two families will be even greater.

It's just that the matter of opening the sea is really planned by Yan Song's faction for a long time, and Yan Hong is the mainstay and pioneer general of the Kaihai faction, how can he gently give up this position? Even if Zhang Juzheng wrote the earth-shattering recital, in Xu Jie's opinion, it would be five or five to snatch this son. Xu Jie was still pondering whether to let Zhang Juzheng go to see Yan Hong, and directly provoked him with the intention of master and apprentice, persuading Yan Hong to ask for Zhang Juzheng's deputy. Who knew that this strategy had not been used yet, Yan Shifan actually took the initiative to take Zhang Juzheng as the envoy. Suddenly, Xu Ge Lao was surprised and delighted, and he was proud in his heart, and his Taoguang obscure strategy finally saw the actual effect.

He hurriedly said: "Xiao Ge Lao values his uncle so much, and the old man is very happy. Hey, I'm afraid that there are many supervisors in the country, and Uncle Zhang has no skills. ”

Yan Shifan said with a smile: "Xu Ge joked, Xia Guan was also from the Guozi Prison back then, so he naturally knows about the atmosphere. This year's spring has passed, and there is no major event in Guozijian. Zhang sacrificed wine and worried about the country and the people, how could it make his talents not stretch? This time, Xia Guan believes that it is most appropriate to have Uncle Zhang as the main envoy and Yan Hong as the deputy envoy. If you can open the sea and trade, and earn some silver for the country, you will not be disappointed by the grace of heaven. ”

Xu Jie nodded and said, "As long as Yuanfu thinks it's good for Uncle Da to go, Xu has no objection." ”

Yan Shifan said: "It's just that there is still one thing, I have to ask Xu Ge for advice." Now that the spring and autumn period is high, the country has not had a prince for a long time, and hundreds of millions of officials and people are inevitably thirsty for hope. Xu Ge is the pillar stone in the middle of the court, I don't know what the meaning is? ”

When Xu Jie heard Yan Shifan say this, his brows furrowed slightly, and his expression was indifferent, but his heart was already full of enthusiasm. How did he not know that Yan Shifan was bent on colluding with King Jing and wanted to perform the trick of seizing the heir, but for a long time, he still had loyal and upright ministers such as Wu Shan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhou Yan, the imperial history of the left capital, in the middle of the court, and he did not express his position, and Gao Gong, the teacher of King Yu, was not an idle person, so he did not dare to act rashly. Now, could it be that this guy saw the marriage of Yan Xu's two families, thinking that he was already fledgling and ready to start?

Thinking of this, Xu Jie's heart was full of joy and worry. The happy one, he was obscure, and it really further paralyzed Yan Song's father and son, especially the ugly and arrogant Yan Shifan, a first-class wise man in the world, also began to take advantage of the wisdom and faint, intending to interfere with the establishment of the heir. Emperor Jiajing was stubborn and self-serving, and he hated his subordinates holding him hostage the most. If Yan Shifan dares to provoke this matter, it will be touching the tiger's buttocks. What is worrying is that Yan Shifan asked himself this remark, clearly with the intention of persuading himself to be one. It's okay to protect yourself by yourself, and you can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, but if you follow Yan Shifan to make a trick to support King Jing, it will set yourself on fire.

However, at this moment, although Yan Shifan was in Xiyuan, he secretly inquired when there was no one around, and his remarks would not be spread. But the intention of forcing himself to express his position is clear at a glance. How to deal with it will have to be carefully considered. But Xu Jie saw that Yan Shifan's single eye flashed with greed and urgency, and knew that he couldn't delay at the moment, so he immediately replied with a smile: "Establishing an heir is a major national event, and it should be important to the world." Xiao Ge Lao wants to persuade the Heavenly Family to establish a crown prince, this is originally for the sake of the country, but is it...... Ay. The heavenly dragon is as powerful as thunder. Today, His Royal Highnesses King Yu and King Jing stand side by side. If the Heavenly Family really has an idea in mind, we will wait for it to speak without permission, in case it angers the Heavenly Family, I am afraid that it will not be beautiful. ”

Xu Jie's sentence was to retreat, and what he said was equivalent to not saying it, but it really made Yan Shifan feel more relieved, and immediately said: "Xu Ge rest assured, there is no one else in the cabinet at this moment." Even my father has not returned. Xu Ge only said that in your eyes, King Jing and King Yu, who can stand? ”

Xu Jie replied: "Since ancient times, there have been heirs, and there are no heirs. Long live the two highnesses before the drive, they are both smart and clever, no matter who is the king in the future, he will be able to sympathize with the people and make the country and the people safe. It's just that now King Yu already has a son. And King Jing is still childless, and King Yu is slightly older. So this alone seems to be ...... It seems that Yuwang is slightly better than half of it. Of course, this is the old man's humble opinion, and if the old man has an idea, it must be very good. ”

Xu Jie's first sentence "There is a grandson, there is no grandson to establish a virtuous", which is actually equivalent to a half step back for Yan Shifan, which means that since King Jing and King Yu are not sons-in-law, then it is just a sentence to see who is virtuous. The truth of the second half of the sentence is also exquisite. Yan Shifan saw Xu Jie's statement like this, and said with a slight smile: "Old Xu Ge, King Yu is older, and he has a son, all of them are true. However, from a certain point of view, the king of Jing is smart and clever, a young man, and a benevolent heart, if he succeeds the unification in the future, he will be a bright monarch. And King Yu is Meng Lang by nature, and it is said that he has also been in and out of the land of fireworks, and he is weak and weak, so he is not the master. Therefore, in the heart of a certain family, they want to join hands with Xu Ge Lao to support King Jing and ask the Heavenly Family to be the crown prince. I don't know what Xu Ge thinks? ”

Yan Shifan saw the poor dagger in this picture, and showed his hole cards nakedly. Strictly speaking, he is almost dead, not only openly interfering with the emperor's decision to establish an heir, but even trying to "support" on behalf of the emperor, is it still trying to force the palace? Although only Xu Jie and Yan Shifan were here at this time, there was no third-party circumstantial evidence, even if Xu Jie went to expose it, there was nothing to corroborate. However, when Xu Jie saw Yan Shifan's three-point crazy expression, he couldn't help but feel secretly proud in his heart, but his face was even more humble, and said: "Xiao Ge's words are quite reasonable, and Xu has no objections. However, if you really want to do this, there are still two people in the DPRK and China. These two people may not allow Xiaoge to make such a big plan. ”

Yan Shifan's eyes shot a fierce light: "Dare to ask Xu Ge, which two people are they?" Could it be that Wu Shan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Wu Dazongbo? ”

Xu Jie shook his head and said: "Although Wu Yunquan is a square person, he has been quite unpopular with the heavenly family in recent years. Three years ago, Chunchen made a big fuss in the Jiaofang Division, which greatly killed his prestige. Two years ago, Wu Yunquan's proud protégé Lin Yangqian was cut off by Chunchen. In addition, the concubine of Chunchen in the past year slashed Fang Jie with a knife, making a big fuss in the east door, and he was so angry that Fang Lao was angry, and Wu Yunquan was even more lonely. Although he is still in the position of the great uncle, he is really powerless. ”

Yan Shifan said again: "Could it be Zhou Yan, the imperial history of the left capital? ”

Xu Jiedao: "Zhou Langshan holds the Metropolitan Inspection Academy, and his strength is indeed extraordinary, but Zheng Guoqi, the son of his old friend Zheng Xiao, committed adultery and murder, and was executed by Chunchen. A few days ago, because of my marriage with Yan Gelao, Zhou Langshan even cut his robe and broke off his righteousness with Xu. Now half of the people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate are going to Ling's uncle Ouyang Renfu. Moreover, although the group of speech officials were sharp, they were actually scratching their boots, and they couldn't hit the point, and the Heavenly Family would not listen to him. At most, this person will cause some trouble, and it will never fall into a point where it cannot be managed. ”

Yan Shifan blinked and said, "In this way, the little nephew really doesn't know which two people there are." Please also ask Xu Ge for advice. ”

Xu Jie nodded: "I said these two people, one is the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites today, Gao Gong, he is talented, in the opinion of the old man, he is really not below you and me." This person did not participate in party struggles in the imperial court, but there were many scholars in the Central Plains, and he had his own group of henchmen. Gao Gong was once the teacher of King Yu, and with him to protect King Yu, Wu Shan, Zhou Yan and others are enough for his wings, but he is afraid that His Royal Highness King Yu is not something that can be shaken lightly. ”

Yan Shifan's brows furrowed, the corners of his mouth forcibly pulled out a smile, and said, "There is another person, please also ask Elder Xu Ge for advice." ”

Xu Jie said: "Don't dare, Xiao Ge Lao is also a genius in the world, in fact, I don't need to throw bricks and lead jade." There is another person, Yang Bo, the secretary of the Ministry of War. Yang Da Sima is both civil and military, needless to say, he has commanded the military department for many years, has made outstanding achievements, and is as stable as a rock, and he is a military general from all over the world, and there are many admirers for him. He is not only in charge of the world's military affairs, but also has the backing of Jin merchants, how can he be easy to deal with? The previous Chunchen killed Zheng Guoqi and forced Zheng Xiao away, but he really offended Yang Dasima. Although Da Sima was impartial to the country, and he also dispatched troops and saved Chunchen during the Battle of Jinan, but in the matter of establishing an heir, he was only afraid that Yang Da Sima and Gao Gong were in the same group. The two parties of Jinyu have joined forces, and their strength is strong, and Xiaoge always wants to make big plans, so it is not easy to talk about it. ”

The muscles on Yan Shifan's face were already twisted, and he muttered in his mouth. After a moment, he arched his hand towards Xu Jieyi and said, "Xu Ge has mentioned it, thank you very much." Today's events must be considered in the long run. After a certain plan is properly planned, I will come to ask Xu Ge for advice. ”

Xu Jie hurriedly arched his hand and said: "It's good to say, Xiaoge is wise and resourceful, and he must be good at decisiveness." He glanced at Yan Song coming over here, and said, "This matter of the envoy of the Qin Mission, it just so happens that Elder Yan Ge has also returned, so let's have a good discussion." ”

When Yan Shifan heard Xu Jie's words, he hurriedly turned around and limped to meet his father Yan Song. At this moment, in Yan Shifan's single eye, he failed to notice the faint smile on the corner of Xu Jie's mouth. (To be continued......)