"What does Mr. Cai want to say?" Lu Tingci and others asked together, "Please continue."
There was some hesitation on Cai Xianqing's face, and he replied slowly: "I guess Chen Tongpao has planted spies in Henan, monitoring every move of Master Wan, and just waiting for us to show any signs of planning a new deal, he will lead Taking this as evidence, we then add fuel and jealousy to encourage the courtiers to become our enemies and disrupt the New Deal. Sending this letter may be a way to provoke the general, forcing us to become angry and eager to break up with him and make losses. A rational decision.”
Ye Yongjia pondered for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't think that's the case. The trip to Beijing for inspection was a last-minute initiative. When the incident happened suddenly, how could Chen Tongpao arrange his eyeliner so quickly? Even if he had eyes and ears all over the world, he would have to It takes time to honestly send people to make several trips to deliver messages back and forth.”
"Secondly, Chen Tongpao has always been cautious. He must think twice about his plans. He will never make a move without being 90% sure. Trying to deceive us with an innocuous letter is not like his style. If it is true as you said. , he will definitely take multiple measures and use profit as bait instead of trying to get lucky. Mr. Cai thinks too complicatedly. This is just Tongpao Chen expressing his position to his own party members and stabilizing the hearts of the people."
"Maybe... I really think too much."
While they were talking, they suddenly heard footsteps outside the hall and saw Ming Huiguang walking in, looking anxious.
"What's the matter with you?" Ye Yongjia asked hurriedly.
"Reporting to your two lords," Ming Huiguang bowed in turn, "just now at the provincial meeting, the people from Guoxiang proposed that the two prisoners be returned to Dali Temple. Their words were very fierce, and they tried their best to ask the prime minister to prepare a memorial."
After Ye and Cai heard this, their faces suddenly turned pale, and they looked at each other, their eyes dull for a moment.
"How...how did you react at that time? Did you argue with him?" Ye Yongjia hesitated for a moment and then asked.
Ming Huiguang said: "How can I allow him to be so arrogant? I directly accused him of being unreasonable in his request, ignoring the sacred mandate, and intending to compete with his colleagues for profit. They also cursed each other a few times."
"What did Su Zongshan say?"
Minghui showed disdain on his face: "That man only has the ability to be with Xini, and there is no hope for him at all. It only made us stop arguing, and he took the memorial from the Hunan people and went back to settle things slowly."
"Mr. Cai, it seems... your speculation seems to be somewhat true," Ye Yongjia glanced at Cai Xianqing uneasily, "The Chen party is probably preparing for a big move."
"Then what should we do next?" Lu Tingci stood aside and asked eagerly.
Ye Yongjia coughed twice, called everyone in front of him, and solemnly ordered: "First, don't fall into Chen Dang's trap, don't fight with him easily, and have to resort to tricks; second, Chen Dang has probably already Knowing that I intend to implement a new policy, you should send someone to Henan as soon as possible and inform Wan Yuzhi not to take action for the time being until I have settled matters in the court."
"Master Ye, I have some objections to this." Cui Yi, who had been silent, suddenly stood up.
"speak."
"Guo Xiangren is bold and decisive. Now that he has drawn up a document, he will definitely settle the matter within a few days. If you just leave it alone, are you going to watch Chen Dang hand over the memorial to the emperor? You have to You know, His Majesty will not interfere in the disputes between our ministers. Once the word of approval is lowered, it will be too late to argue."
Ye Yongjia had a splitting headache after hearing this, and his tone became more serious: "Then tell me, what is a good solution?"
Cui Yi leaned over and replied: "Ye Gong should go to Zhongshu Province in person and ask Su Zongshan to give an answer on the spot without delay. If he can get his approval in front of all the officials, the Hunan people's plan will be ruined."
Ye Yongjia hesitated and turned to look at Cai Xianqing, who also advised: "Although He Xun's strategy is not a long-term solution, it is not feasible to avoid war blindly. This is the only way for now."
Ye Yongjia nodded, then stood up and called to the secretary: "Bring me my court uniform! I will go to the province with Ming Shenzheng!"
Ye Yongjia put on his court clothes, smoothed his cuffs, and was about to take Ming Huiguang with him. However, as soon as he raised his head, he saw that he was very preoccupied and stood there in a daze. He frowned and asked, "Chunji, what are you thinking about?" "
"I also have some objections to your decision, but seeing that Director Cui has said a lot, I don't dare to disappoint you any more." Ming Huiguang said.
"If you say this or not, it's even more displeasing to me!" Ye Yongjia said with a hint of sullenness, "You used to be able to speak out, but why are you so timid now?"
"Then I'll tell you..." Minghui waited for him to finish complaining, looking extremely humble, "I think that both you and Mr. Cai's judgments were wrong. All Chen Tongpao did was to make us disorganized. , disrupting the original deployment. If you are worried about this, it will not only delay the great cause of the New Deal, but will also not help."
Ye Yongjia sneered lightly and thought to himself: 'This person has made many strange remarks before, so it is expected that he will say these words now...' So he didn't take it seriously:
"Are you saying that Mr. Cai and I are all unfounded worries, and you are the only one who knows the truth?"
"Don't dare!" Minghui took half a step back, "I just suddenly thought of it, not a confirmed statement. Please forgive me."
"In that case, remember to think more about it in the future." After Ye Yongjia dropped these words, he strode out of the door.
Not even a moment later, the two of them walked towards the door of Zhongshu Province. When Minghui saw that the door was closed and there was no one around, he knocked on the door and shouted: "Is Prime Minister Su still in there? I have something to talk to him about. Discuss!”
After four or five shots, a human voice was heard: "Who is it, sir?"
"Participating in politics Minghui Guang."
"There is still me. Ye Yongjia, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments." Ye Yongjia came up from behind and said calmly.
The clerk inside the door was really shocked when he saw that there was a big fight, and knew that something big had happened. For fear of being involved in the dispute, he hurriedly replied: "There are few things to do today. After the discussion at noon, all the gentlemen dispersed. Only a few colleagues and I are left here."
After hearing this, Ye Yongjia glanced at Ming Huiguang urgently, and the latter shouted: "Then do you know where the prime minister is going?"
"Maybe he went back to the mansion? I don't dare to ask about this kind of thing."
"Back to the mansion..." Ming Huiguang turned to look at Ye Yongjia and whispered, "Are we still looking for him?"
"Of course I'm looking for him!" Ye Yongjia paced anxiously, thinking about how to deal with it, while answering his questions, "If we ask him to go back to the mansion and stay behind closed doors, until the Chen Party gathers their party members to jointly sign a letter, this matter Things are not going to be easy to deal with!"
He went on to say: "It hasn't been long yet, and I believe that Su Zong Shanding has not left the palace, so it won't be too late. You and I should hurry up and catch up!"
