"What's the situation?" Cui Yi walked out of the military department and greeted Ming Huiguang.
Minghui dusted off his sleeves and said, "I didn't expect that Chen Dang dared to coerce the prime minister and made a big fuss in the hall. Fortunately, the Guo Xiang people were weak-willed and the prime minister slipped out. I heard that they had been waiting for a while. Sinful."
"This is a good opportunity..." Cui Yi turned around and said thoughtfully, "Originally it was just a discussion about official matters, and the emperor might not get involved; but now that the people of Hunan have submitted a letter to await their punishment, he must make a ruling. If If we can make the Song Duwei active in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, we might be able to reverse the situation."
"Beware of fraud," Wan Yuzhi reminded from the side, "Guoxiang people are the most shrewd, how can they make mistakes easily?"
"It would be too bold to use this kind of thing to deceive us. And what can we defraud?" Cui Yi smiled softly, "I just want to give Manager Shen some benefits. Even if outsiders find out, who dares to say anything? "
At this time, Captain Song sent soldiers to report: "The Captain has brought the letter to Manager Shen. He accepted the money and responded with kind words."
After everyone heard this, they thought it was a God-given opportunity and joined Cui Yi one after another. So he made a plan and went to ask Ye Yongjia for instructions while preparing some silver to avoid wasting time. He also wrote a letter to punish the emperor, thereby putting pressure on the emperor.
Since Zeng Liang resigned from office and returned home, he has actually been taken care of by Ye Dang. In addition, Chen Dang did not rescue him at the beginning and abandoned him. Therefore, he became more and more resentful towards the Qingliu group. He tossed and turned all night long, thinking about nothing but one thing. : How to establish a meritorious service for the Leaf Party and make a comeback.
He summoned his relatives to discuss it, and his son seemed to have some thoughts. He first asked: "On the day when my father was dismissed from office, did he have any interactions with outsiders? Do you still remember?"
Zeng Liang rolled his eyes and pinched off a beard: "How could I forget this! That guy Su Zongshan didn't tell me the truth. Instead, he sent someone first to take away all the letters he had with him. It's a shame that I didn't notice it, otherwise I would have kept it until today to show him his color!"
His son therefore followed the trend and advised: "In this case, why not use humble words and generous gifts, and send someone to Sufu to pretend to make peace? If those letters are still there, you can claim them back; if they have been burned, it is no big deal, and you can ask He compiled a letter describing the whole story, which is enough to be used as evidence and delivered to the Ye Party."
Zeng Liang pondered: "I can do the best...but I don't know what words I need to persuade him?"
His son bowed deeply and said, "Father, don't worry. I have been thinking about you for two days and two nights, and I have a good idea. However, there are many people in the house, so it is difficult to say everything. Father, just let the child start to do it."
Zeng Liang saw that he was not timid, so he believed in it and did it on his own.
At dawn the next day, an old servant got on his horse and prepared to set off from Zeng Mansion. He changed into a dirty outfit and his beard became messy. He did not let anyone follow him and walked alone for three or four days before arriving in the capital.
It was evening at this time. Su Zongshan returned home from work. He was still thinking about the party struggle. He walked into the living room and saw an old man in ragged clothes in the distance. He was stunned and asked the people around him: "Who is that?" ?”
After hearing this, the old man turned around quickly, knelt down and begged: "Looking at my past kindness, please save my master's life!"
"Who is your master?" Su Zongshan looked familiar to him and did not hesitate to help him up himself.
"My master is Zeng Hubu. Since he was dismissed from office, he has been very angry and his temper has become more and more irritable. He will beat or scold him if he doesn't get what he wants. Because he is not on good terms with the local state officials, and his nephew has sued for grabbing the property. He hid in civilian land, and the government sent troops to investigate and even arrested the young master. I was afraid that once the case was settled, the young master would not be released. In desperation, he thought of you and asked me to sell all the treasures at home and send them here. , I look forward to helping you." After saying this, he untied the cloth bag at his feet, and it was indeed filled with gold and silver.
"Then how can I save him?" Su Zongshan was a little moved and asked.
"Didn't you keep the correspondence between you and my master? There are several of them, which prove that the master's annexation of private land was based on your intention. Give it back to us so that those officials know that this I have your support behind this matter.”
A little cold sweat broke out on Su Zongshan's forehead, and he said hesitantly: "To be honest, there was a lot of discussion at that time, so I had no choice but to burn all the letters... How about writing one now?"
The old man clicked his tongue twice: "I'm afraid it's difficult. In order to win the trust of the state government, Mr. Zeng said that he had a letter and sent me to get it. If they couldn't see it, they would definitely accuse it of being false. After all, the case has been verified. If you don't Show a determined attitude and they will never be afraid.”
After hearing this, Su Zongshan frowned and thought secretly: "This matter is extremely strange. He seems to be trying to force me to write out those old things. Could it be a test?" Or do you want to take advantage of me? After all, these scandals also involve him, and he will definitely not expose them. It's better to promise it for the time being. It's better to do less than to do more. '
Then he raised his head and said to the old man: "Xiangzhi has been with me for many years. Now he is in a big disaster. How can there be no reason not to save him? I simply wrote all these old things on paper and made it clear to them: If you want to touch Zeng Liang, you must first Get rid of me as the prime minister!"
"Be tough! Who dares to dissent!" The old servant smiled happily and complimented him exaggeratedly. After he finished writing the letter, he couldn't wait to leave the Prime Minister's Mansion with it in his hand. He only thought about what kind of reward he would receive from his master, so he was very proud of it. , He didn't even care about the road under his feet. Who would have thought that he would bump into someone's shoulder blade head-on. A hint of pain brought him back to reality.
"What are you doing!" The visitor shouted angrily, covering his shoulders.
The old servant hurriedly acquiesced: "I am a servant in Zeng Liang Zeng's house. I was rude just now and I have offended many people."
"Are you from Zeng Liang?" The man looked up and down and said with a sneer, "What? Mr. Zeng has been out of office for so many days, and you are still concerned about political affairs?"
The old servant's sense was quite keen, so he grabbed him and asked, "What political matter is this?"
"Hey, apart from the 'fighting' between Chen and Ye, what else can happen? They just made a big fuss and almost trapped the prime minister in the capital... Now, the two of them have written a letter to punish them."
"Ah?" The old servant trembled in his heart and thought to himself: "The situation has developed to this point. If I go back to resume my life and delay for a few more days, wouldn't I miss something important!" According to the master's character, not only will it be useless, but it will become a serious crime, and he will receive thirty boards. Not as good as...'
He was so anxious that he couldn't care about anything. He immediately opened his eyes, blocked the man's way, and begged: "Master, can you take me to the Yushitai? I have urgent evidence to present! Just ...Just for the sake of this letter!”
