When Cai Xianqing returned to the Ministry of War, he had already received the emperor's edict, officially appointing Dong Sheng as a member of the Ministry of War, Wan Yuzhi as the head of the Ministry of War, and Gu Zheng as the head of the Ministry of Punishment. Almost all the officials in the ministry were replaced by Ye Dang's confidants. This makes them move more freely.
Faced with a great situation, how could these enterprising newcomers be content to remain silent? They all gave Cai Xianqing advice and urged him to restart the New Deal. Although Cai Xianqing was also arrogant, he was good at planning after all. He thought about the pros and cons of this matter and should not be judged lightly, so he explained all the pros and cons and wrote a letter to Ye Yongjia.
Ye Yongjia also felt that everyone had little experience and it was difficult to handle the overall situation. However, after thinking about it, he had to worry about the rise of Party Chen, and gradually began to lean towards the other side - preparing to agree to the requests of the party members. So he picked up his pen and wrote at the end of the letter:
’ Cai Laoke followed the arguments of Dong Sheng and others and wrote a petition, but he could only listen to half of it. Since the fall of the Liu Party, the imperial court has kept tabs on the word "New Deal" and cannot state it directly. Instead, it is better to proceed step by step and just mention the recapture of Xuanhua to see how the court reacts. Remember, you must not make things worse. It is not the time for party disputes. '
After Cai Xianqing read his reply, without thinking, he immediately and his confidants wrote a memorial to recapture Xuanhua.
"Oh, stop!"
A clerk from the Ministry of War happened to be walking through the guest room with his head lowered. When he was about to go out, he was suddenly stopped by someone. He was so frightened that he quickly turned around and saw Dong Sheng and Wan Yuzhi, eating tea at the square table.
"What are you going to do?" Dong Sheng got off the chair, dusted his sleeves and walked over, his eyes alert and serious.
The clerk kept laughing and said, "The ban is here. I'll report it to Mr. Cai."
Dong Sheng rolled his eyes and immediately grabbed his arm: "If there is any situation, you should talk to me first."
The clerk knew how powerful these newcomers were, so how could he dare to offend them? He hurriedly replied: "Cun Sijin is coming to discuss with our Ministry of War about the recapture of Xuanhua. That's... that's the situation."
After hearing this, Dong Sheng put down his hand hesitantly.
"Can the villain leave?" he asked timidly.
"Wait here first." After saying that, he pressed the bookcase onto the chair and walked to Wan Yuzhi in a deep voice.
Wan Yuzhi had one foot on the chair, shaking the bamboo fan in his left hand, and holding a tea bowl in his right hand to sip. Suddenly he glanced at Dong Sheng's brows and became curious: "The emperor's nephew is here, why are you worried?"
Dong Sheng looked at his careless look and was about to sigh angrily when something suddenly occurred to his mind. An idea struck him and he bowed to him with a smile: "Brother Wan, I have an unkind favor. . Although the Chief Inspector is a relative of the clan, he is unfortunately not prudent. He has always been attached to the Chen Party and is not the same person as Mr. Ye. This visit will definitely mess up my situation. If Cai Cai is messed up by then, Mr. Ye and Mr. Ye are in such embarrassment, how can you and I get along with ourselves? Why don't you take action and talk him out, show off your talents, and set an example for us juniors!"
"This..." Wan Yuzhi touched his chin, hesitating when speaking, and even felt like he was shrinking.
Dong Sheng said in his ear again: "Brother, you said so many words at the banquet in the Zhou Mansion, but you exposed all the dirty things of the Forbidden Army. Everyone admires your courage to speak out. Now there is a true sect in the Forbidden Camp. When people come, you have to stand up and say something to them."
"Nonsense!" Wan Yuzhi glared angrily, "Am I still afraid of him?"
Dong Sheng looked at him firmly again: "Then let me ask Brother Wan, do you dare?"
"Of course you dare!" Wan Yuzhi rolled up his sleeves, slapped his fan on the table, jumped off the chair, and walked out the door in a few strides.
Cunzhao was pacing under the sun when he saw Wan Yuzhi approaching menacingly. He was startled and saluted slowly: "What...can you do?"
Wan Yuzhi deliberately raised his voice and said: "Cun Si Jin, Mr. Cai is not in the Yamen, please come back first."
After hearing this, Cun Zhao was astonished and at a loss, with a slightly sullen look on his face: "If Mr. Cai is not here at this time, I will just wait until he comes. Besides, I don't recognize you, the general."
Wan Yuzhi sneered and said: "I am just a petty official. It is not necessary for the Secretary to know my name, but I also understand the rules of the official. If you have official business, you should stay at the court meeting and tell the emperor and the prince You should understand through your ears. Instead of discussing it with the ministers privately, lest others criticize you and end up in the wrong situation."
Cun Zhao was so angry that his face turned red and he couldn't hold back a word for a long time. He immediately rolled up his sleeves and turned around to leave. Wan Yuzhi chuckled a few times and returned to the Yamen.
"These new young people are really rebellious. I am a member of the royal family, and I have never suffered such humiliation..." Cun Zhao muttered to himself as he walked along the wall, and became increasingly angry as he thought about it. , simply stopped and took off his hat, "No, I can't go back without success. Once I talk about this, I will be scolded by the old uncle. Why not try my luck at the Ministry of Punishment again!" After thinking about it, I didn't care about Sanqi. Twenty-one, turned his head and walked straight towards the Punishment Department.
The Ministry of Punishment has been quiet recently, and most of the officials are away. Ye Yongjia is temporarily staying at home; Ming Huiguang is in Zhongshu Province; Cui Yi stays filial piety; only the headmaster Gu Zheng and two or three colleagues are here, sorting out the documents on the table.
Suddenly hearing that Cun Sijun was coming, everyone panicked and hurriedly prepared tea and wiped the table. After everything was roughly prepared, Cun Zhao was invited in and everyone bowed respectfully.
"I don't know why Lord Si Jin has come to our department. I'm so scared!" Gu Zheng, sweating profusely, bowed and said.
Cun Zhao saw that Gu Zheng was still a little in awe in his words, so he nodded and thought: "This person can be used." He pretended to be angry and asked, "You, Wan Yuzhi, and Dong Sheng were Jinshi in the same year? I didn't expect you people to be so ignorant of the rules!"
Gu Zheng was startled and did not dare to raise his head: "I have no idea what they did."
Cun Zhao knocked on the table: "It's so unreasonable for Wan Yuzhi to insult me with words! Is this how Ye Yongjia usually manages his subordinates? You also listen to him, Ye Yongjia. If you still want to serve the emperor, go and persuade him to serve me." Apologize! Otherwise, I will report to the emperor and have you and others expelled!"
"Master Si Jin," Gu Zheng trembled all over, "Wan Yuzhi should apologize to you, but he will never do anything to do with Master Ye."
"Why doesn't it matter?" Cun Zhao still frowned and asked, but after saying that, he suddenly sneered, "That's right, of course you and his officials are protecting each other, and you are one. We will both be prosperous and suffer!"
Gu Zheng gritted his teeth and said secretly: 'It's broken! Wan Yuzhi usually couldn't keep his mouth shut, but now he said something nonsense and made his clan members angry! I can't see how arrogant Mr. Ye is after he's been implicated! '
