After the introduction and ceremony, everyone sat down in front of the bonfire again, Chu Yiyi said: "Hua Gongzi stationed the people in front of the stone bridge, I think he must have encountered difficulties, and he can't advance or retreat, is Yiyi guessing right?"

Hua Bushi smiled bitterly: "My mind can't escape Mrs. Yiyi's expectations. ”

He immediately recounted the experience of the many displaced people following after coming out of Ganlin Town, as well as the process of asking to see You Shilu during the day, and said: "When that You General Soldier first saw the Night Pearl, he seemed to have been moved, but suddenly he turned his face again, and even the treasure bead was gone, which really made Hua Bushi quite puzzled. ”

Chu Yiyi smiled and said, "The reason for this, Yiyi knows. ”

Hua Bushi said: "Oh? But I don't know why?"

Chu Yiyi said: "Have you ever heard of the three-party dispute in the current dynasty?"

Hua Bushi said: "I don't know much about the affairs of the imperial court, and I have to ask my wife for advice." ”

Chu Yiyi said: "In fact, the relationship between the imperial court and the people in our rivers and lakes is not big, even the 'Thousand Flowers' has never deliberately inquired about these news, and the concubine body only knows a rough idea, if there is any mistake or omission, please don't blame the son." ”

She glanced at Hua Bushi beautifully, but saw that he was also looking at herself, obviously focused on listening to her, and said: "Now the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youzhen, hates his courtiers for forming parties for personal gain, but although he doesn't want to, he can't help it. ”

"If you count the parties in the court, there are at least a dozen factions. The emperor was suspicious by nature and liked to listen to slander, and if the ministers of the court and the central government did not form a party to protect themselves, they would be attacked by others in a few days and lose their official positions, and even their lives would not be guaranteed. Among the dozen or so parties, there are only three of them, and they are the ones who have the fiercest struggle in the DPRK today. ”

"The deepest foundation among the three parties is Donglin. At that time, Gu Xiancheng repaired the 'Donglin Academy' in the west of Wuxi City, and invited many Jiangnan scholars to give lectures and discuss in it, and this party originated from this, and has existed for two dynasties so far. During the time of Emperor Xizong, the Donglin Party was once suppressed by Wei Zhongxian, but now that Wei Zhongxian has been eliminated by the emperor, they have also been given the opportunity to make a comeback. Today, there are many powerful ministers in the court who belong to this party, such as Zhao Nanxing, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Qian Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. ”

Hua Bushi said: "I have also heard that the Donglin Party is actually the largest party in the dynasty, but I don't know what the other two parties are?"

Chu Yiyi said: "The other ** prince must also know that it is the eunuch party, and the people who are the leaders are Wang Chengen, the current chief eunuch of Bingbi, and Cao Huachun, the governor of Dongchang. Although the eunuch party did not have the scale of the Donglin party, it was in charge of the military power in the Gyeonggi area, and won the trust of the emperor the most, and the tens of thousands of garrisons in the north and south of the Zhili Prefecture and the brocade guards guarding the palace were controlled by them, and Dongchang had the privilege of monitoring the courtiers, which was really not to be underestimated. Cao Duyun, whom Gongzi had met before, was an important figure in the party. ”

Hua Bushi nodded, and asked again: "What kind of person is the third party?"

Chu Yiyi said: "If you want to talk about the third party, Shili is actually the largest, just because they are not only **, but all the families." Originally, there were many shili in the court, such as Qi, Chu, Zhejiang, Qin, and Xuandang, all of whom were in charge of the governance of a territory, but with the power of **, they could not compete with Donglin and the eunuch party, so these parties joined forces to form the so-called 'Five Kings Party'. ”

"The name of the 'Five Kings Party' originally came from the five princes of the current dynasty, namely Zhu You, King of Jianhuai (Muxue), Zhu Youji, King of Qisi, Zhu Youmo, King of Huaihui, Zhu Youxu, King of Xianghuai, and Zhu Youhu, King of Huizhao. However, in fact, these five princes were only in name, and the real power of the party was in the hands of the governors and officials who ruled over the various realms, and the head of the court in the capital was the cabinet scholar Wen Tiren, who was said to soon be promoted to the position of chief assistant to the cabinet. ”

In the Ming Dynasty, there was no prime minister in the official system, and the head of the cabinet was in charge of the daily government affairs of the imperial court, which was not much different from the prime minister. If the leader of the "Five Kings Party" can be promoted to this post, his power will not only not be under Donglin and the eunuch party, but will still be victorious.

Hua Bushi said suddenly: "I see! No wonder General Soldier Nayou pulled down his face as soon as he saw the folding fan in my hand, he must have thought that we were Shili, a subordinate of the eunuch party Cao Huachun, and most of the party he was affiliated with was not on good terms with the eunuch party, so there would be such a change!"

Chu Yiyi said: "Childe's guess is good. You Shilu and his boss, Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Ming Xuanda, were both members of the Donglin Party. In the DPRK and China, the three parties are each other's great enemies, water and fire are incompatible, and they are always taking the opportunity to fight, just for fear that they will not be able to catch the handle of the other party, even if You Shilu is greedy, he will not dare to accept bribes from his son. ”

Hua Bushi really didn't know anything about the party struggle in the court, and originally just took out the folding fan, which might make things easier, but he never expected that such a self-defeating situation would arise. And now, even if you want to explain it again, it won't help, and that General You soldier must not believe it.

In the past, the "Evil Dog Gate" was just a small sect entrenched in the Hunan border, and there may still be some contacts with the local government yamen, but the political party disputes in the court really have nothing to do with them. However, as Cao Duyun said in the South China Sea that day, once the sect develops, it will inevitably intervene in the struggle of all parties, including the Ming court, even if you want to stay out of it.

Hua Bushi sighed lightly and said, "It seems that after this incident, I should also learn a little lesson, and I must pay attention to the party struggle in the imperial court in the future." I also want to ask Mrs. Yiyi to help me and ask 'Qianhuafang' to collect more information about this kind of intelligence, so that Hua Bushi can also have some knowledge and knowledge, so as not to make mistakes without knowing anything. ”

Chu Yiyi said: "The concubine obeys orders." ”

She paused for a moment, and then said: "Now that there are more than 1,000 homeless people following the team, what is the prince going to do with them? ”

Hua Bushi's eyes rolled twice, but he suddenly smiled and said, "Since we have brought them here, we want to bring them into the Yu realm." I didn't have an idea before, but when you come, I have a plan!"

As he spoke, his gaze glanced at Bu Wang, who was standing with his hands down, intentionally or unintentionally.

Early the next morning, ※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※, Hua Bushi ordered the camp to cross the river.

He himself took the lead, with two beauties beside him, Yang Jiangyi and Chu Yiyi, and behind the horse was a half-person-tall white-haired dog, as well as two hundred horse-tall Thunderbolt camp disciples, which were really majestic and extraordinary. Miao Youwu of the "Five Tigers Dart Bureau" and a group of dart masters drove more than 20 carts to follow the team, dusty and wheeled, passing on the stone bridge in turn.

The officers and men at the head of the bridge at the port carefully distinguished the horse team passing through the stone bridge, and looked at each cart with round eyes, but did not find that there was a single homeless person hidden in it. You Shilu was not worried about the guards by the stone bridge, and specially sent two generals with dozens of soldiers to supervise, but nothing was found.

They did not carry homeless people and possessed customs clearance papers, so the officers and men had no reason to stop them.

On the bank north of the stone bridge, more than 20 ragged headless corpses hung from a row of wooden stakes, but they were the displaced people who had been caught and smuggled across the river by order of You Shilu yesterday. When crossing the bridge, Hua Bushi's gaze swept over the corpses, but a trace of anger burst out.

However, this trace of anger disappeared in a flash, and only passed through his eyes quickly, and was not noticed by the officers and soldiers and generals guarding the bridge.

It is not only the people in the rivers and lakes who care about people's lives, but also the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, if they want to save the common people in the troubled times, how easy is it to quell the killing?

But it is precisely because it is not easy that it is necessary to do it!

Thousands of displaced people stayed on the south bank, including more than 100 members of Xiao Ningning's family and the Huang family. Looking at the dart team that had crossed the river and gradually drifted away, and the row of corpses hanging on the other side of the river, the eyes of each homeless person showed the despair of being abandoned.

There is no savior or Bodhisattva living Buddha in this world, and neither is the dart team of the "Evil Dog Gate".

The only pair of eyes that have not lost their lustre, growing on a red apple face, is Xiao Ningning. Only she decided that Brother Shi and Sister Shi would not leave her, even if the dart team had gone farther and farther away and was nowhere to be seen, she still believed that they would definitely come back to pick her up.

Xiao Ningning turned his eyes and looked at the fat uncle in a coarse cloth shirt standing on the side of the road. She had also seen this uncle with Brother Shi in the morning.

However, to Xiao Ningning's surprise, the fat uncle suddenly disappeared.

It's strange! He hadn't crossed the bridge, and he was still standing there, so why was he gone in the blink of an eye?

The two generals who were supervising at the bridgehead saw that the dart team had gone away, so they led their soldiers back to the camp to resume their lives.

In the big tent of the Chinese army in the center of the camp, You Shilu sat at the table, and after listening to the two generals' announcements, the face of the chief soldier palened slightly.

For the imperial court, the Jianghu sect is really a headache, they entrench one side, cultivate their own disciples, and some of the sects also have a large number of war departments, and their combat power is still better than that of the official army. These people are bold and lawless, and if they are used well, they are good help, but if they are not used well, they are very dangerous. This "evil dog gate" must be a large sect in the Hunan realm, just from the two hundred strong and mighty horse team, and the "evil dog boy" has the eunuch party as the backstage, it is really a group of guys who are not easy to mess with.

Although You Shilu had already calculated that the other party, as a Baidao sect, would not dare to forcibly make a move against the officials and soldiers, he also had to be careful to take precautions. Now that they have heard that they have left those displaced people and crossed the stone bridge, it is naturally the most ideal result.