The next day, Wang Zhong visited Xu Jie, and this time he walked through the main gate and was invited into the study by Xu Jie.

It's still that study, but since he became the head of the cabinet, Xu Jie's status has risen, and his taste has also improved, and the things used are all superb, a full set of pen, ink, paper, and inkstones are palace tributes, and a full set of furniture is made of rosewood, which is worth a lot of money.

In terms of corruption methods, this cabinet chief assistant is better than Yan Song, fortunately, he has a good character, he will do things when he takes money, and Tong Su is not bullied.

Seeing Xu Jie again, Wang Zhong found that this cabinet chief assistant had aged a lot, but his spirit was extremely good, his face was ruddy, his breathing was calm, and his qi cultivation kung fu had reached a higher level.

Wang Zhong went straight to the point after greeting him with a few words, hoping to enter the "Tianyi Pavilion" again.

This time, Xu Jie didn't agree.

"The saint is critically ill, and the palace is on strict guard, even the official can't get you in this time. "Xu Jie also has his own difficulties.

"Can you think of a way, sir? Wang Zhong quietly took out a silver ticket and handed it to Xu Jie, the first assistant who was greedy for money, but he did not take the silver ticket this time.

"Not really. Xu Jie's tone was very tight: "Now is the time on the cusp, this official must be cautious and cautious, and there can be no mistakes!"

Xu Jie's character has always been good, he takes money to do things, Tong Su is not bullied, since he doesn't even want money this time, he must really encounter difficulties.

"My lord is in trouble, I don't know if I need to deal with it!"

"No, no!" Xu Jie hurriedly waved his hand and said: "The official is not in trouble, but the life and death of the saint are unknown, the court situation is unclear, and the candidate for the prince is undecided, at this time, what the official wants is stability!"

"This official also hopes that the Shunfeng Dart Bureau will also be low-key during this time, after all, the relationship between you and me is known both inside and outside the government, and if something happens to the Shunfeng Dart Bureau, this official will also be affected. ”

"Don't worry, my lord, I will never affect your career, after all, you and I are a prosperous relationship. ”

Xu Jie nodded, very satisfied with Wang Zhong's superiority, after all, everyone has cooperated for so many years, and there is still a little tacit understanding.

After Wang Zhong talked to Xu Jie, he also said goodbye and left, and when he returned to the Shunfeng Dart Bureau, he immediately recruited Lin Zhennan.

"You check me on the recent situation in the DPRK. Wang Zhong felt that Xu Jie was hiding something, so he decided to check it out himself.

Wang Zhong understands that eggs can't be put in one basket, so in the past two years, Lin Zhennan has bought many court officials, although these officials are not in high positions, they can become Wang Zhong's eyes and ears, and observe the movements of the court at any time.

Soon Lin Zhennan brought news to Wang Zhong.

Since its establishment, the Ming Dynasty has absorbed the advantages and disadvantages of the previous dynasties, abolished the prime minister system, restricted eunuchs from being in power, and foreign relatives from taking power, prevented military generals from having too much military power, improved the status of literati, and used literature to overcome martial arts.

It's a pity that the lessons of history tell us that the more you forbid something, the more you come.

If you cancel the prime minister system, I will establish a cabinet, the first assistant has more power than the prime minister, and the eunuchs are forbidden to be in power, but there are two factories in the east and west, and even control Jinyiwei at the peak of power, and the power of the two factories and one guard is concentrated.

Although Xu Jie is the first assistant of the cabinet and his influence is all over the government and the opposition, there is one place that cannot be interfered in, that is, two factories and one guard.

Since Wang Zhong killed Lu Bing, the power of Jinyi Wei has fallen, and finally fell into the hands of Li Fang, the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant eunuch.

This Li Fang is an old man who served Emperor Jiajing, climbed up from the bottom all the way, and finally became the most powerful eunuch, and held the power of the East and West Second Factory, becoming one of the eyes and ears of Emperor Jiajing.

Later, after Lu Bing's death, after several rounds of political struggles, Li Fang stood out and successfully seized power, integrating the rights of two factories and one guard, which was enough to compete with Xu Jie.

Of course, Li Fang can take power, and there is also the credit of Emperor Jiajing behind him, he felt that Xu Jie's power was in his hands, and he was worried that he would threaten the imperial power, so he gave power to Li Fang and let him balance Xu Jie.

Now that Emperor Jiajing is critically ill, Xu Jie and Li Fangdou are very happy, and they all want to get the merit of the dragon.

Because Emperor Jiajing did not set up a crown prince, Zhu Zaikun, the king of Yu, and Zhu Zaizhen, the king of Jing, had the opportunity to inherit the throne. Among them, Zhu Zaikun is the elder brother and Zhu Zaizhen is the younger brother.

The Ming Dynasty has always respected the primogeniture inheritance system, and established the eldest son, King Yu and King Jing are not sons-in-law, among which King Yu is the elder, so he naturally takes advantage of it, but unfortunately Emperor Jiajing loves King Jing the most, so that the court is divided into two factions.

Xu Jie, as a scholar class, naturally wanted to establish a successor, and always regarded Yuwang Zhu Zaikun as the best choice for the prince.

Li Fang, as the slave of the Son of Heaven, naturally hoped that Zhu Zaizhen, the king of Jing, who was loved by Emperor Jiajing, would become the new emperor.

Both of them have been operating on this matter for a while, so Xu Jie doesn't want to make a mistake, after all, once the political struggle fails, it will be a catastrophe, and no one dares to make a mistake.

According to Lin Zhennan's investigation, he has recently bought many good players in the rivers and lakes, and it seems that he has a plan.

"Boss, I also found out recently that in addition to Li Fang, Xu Jie is also close to some Jianghu sects. Lin Zhennan said to Wang Zhongjin with a vigilant face.

Wang Zhong smiled: "Which sects are they?"

"It's all some sideways sects, stealing chickens and dogs?"

Wang Zhong was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself, "Could it be that Xu Jie plans to tamper with the posthumous photo?"

Lin Zhennan took out a piece of paper: "Master, I listed all the Jianghu sects that Li Fang and Xu Jie had come and gone during this period of time on this piece of paper. ”

Wang Zhong took the paper, glanced at it quickly, then put it in his arms, and said to Lin Zhennan: "You don't have to worry about this matter, I will handle it myself." ”

"How is Feng Lao today?, are you still used to living?" Wang Zhong put away the note, and then asked.

"Didn't Senior Feng go out with the master?" Lin Zhennan was puzzled.

"Feng Lao went out?" Wang Zhong was stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted: "Feng Lao won't run to Tianyi Pavilion by himself, right?"

The more Wang Zhong thought about it, the more wrong it became, and in the end, don't guess, hurry to the palace, in case the wind is clear and the forbidden palace is discovered at this time, the Wuyue Sword Sect will be implicated, and it will affect the cooperation between the Songshan faction and Xu Jie.

But when Wang Zhong ran to the door, he was stunned to find a smiling breeze.

"Huh?" Wang Zhong was shocked when he saw Feng Qingyang, because he also saw that there was another person next to Feng Qingyang, who was the old eunuch who injured him in the palace that day.

"Found you. The old eunuch laughed loudly when he saw Wang Zhong, and then grabbed Wang Zhong like a flying eagle and a rabbit.

"I'm also here to sprinkle the cheats!"

The old eunuch's speed is extremely fast, and I am afraid that he is no less undefeated than Dongfang on Huashan that day.

Wang Zhong didn't have time to think about it at all, the "Great Songyang Palm" made a move, and the strong palm power implied seven internal strength, and as soon as he made a move, he was full of strength.

The old eunuch changed his moves in mid-air, his claws were like dragons, avoiding Wang Zhong's "big Songyang palm", and grabbing Wang Zhong's face.

"Whew!" Wang Zhong took a deep breath, his palms were like wheels, spinning rapidly, "a hundred turns and a thousand turns" to protect his upper body, and the person walked with his strength, slowly retreating towards the inner room.

The old eunuch did not give up, flew his claws to probe the moon, one move after another, and Wang Zhongjie, who was beaten, retreated. The old eunuch's attack was too fierce, his moves were too urgent, and he didn't allow anyone to breathe at all, and if he had been someone else, he would have been captured by the old eunuch with one move.

Lin Zhennan wanted to help, but the strength of the old eunuch and Wang Zhong was too high, and except for the undefeated and clear wind in the east, I am afraid that no one in the world could intervene.

Feng Qingyang was also very strange at this time, and he had been standing by and watching, and he had no intention of helping Wang Zhong.