Outside the capital city gate of the Ming Dynasty, amid the bustling flow of people entering the city, an inconspicuous shabby ox cart was caught in the middle, swaying slowly, but suddenly stopped a few steps away from the city gate.
On the bullock cart, an old man over fifty years old with white hair came down. Looking over, he saw a weather-beaten face and two deep-set eyes, which were deep and bright, and he looked very energetic.
A group of officials had been waiting outside the city gate for a long time. Seeing the old man getting out of the car, they all rushed forward with a smile.
"Brother Zongguan, I've been waiting for you for a long time. You must be tired from the long journey. I have arranged the best post house in Beijing. You can go to the city first and have a good rest."
This person called Brother Zong Guan was Wang Shu who had recently written a letter to impeach the chief minister of the cabinet Wan An. On the first day of the impeachment petition, Wang Shu had already started to pack his things and set off on his way. On the way, he happened to meet the angel who conveyed the imperial edict. According to etiquette, Wang Shu should have exchanged the ox-cart for a horse-drawn carriage and entered the capital early. However, Wang Shu insisted on riding in an ox cart and did not do anything special, nor did he allow Tiqi to escort him, so he entered the capital a few days late.
Wang Shu looked up at the steaming city gate and sighed: "This place is more prosperous than in previous years. I heard that Your Majesty is a powerful ruler?"
"His Majesty today has extraordinary courage and great talents. If he does not get the assistance of Brother Zong Guan, he will never be able to revive the prosperous age of Yongle!"
Wang Shu frowned and said: "Brother Yilang has said it before. I, Wang Shu, am just an old man with a gray head. There are many people in the dynasty who are better than me in civil and military affairs. The prosperous age was created by the dedicated efforts of the king and his ministers." , am I, Wang Shu, the main reason for the prosperous age? I don't have to worry about it along the way. I guess my wife is in a bit of trouble and let them enter the city first.
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In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youtang was eating sheep bones with Yuanzhi with relish, and the young eunuch Li Guang on the side was serving him carefully.
"Li Guang, how is the effect of the new inner court policy I implemented some time ago?" Zhu Youtang wiped his mouth and asked smoothly after eating.
"Grandpa Huihuang, the effect is very good! The slaves below are grateful every day and chant His Majesty's sage! That's it..." Li Guang's voice became smaller and smaller, and when he said "that's it" later, he almost didn't open his mouth. But this sound happened to be heard by Zhu Youtang.
"What's that? Why didn't you say anything halfway?" Zhu Youtang knew what kind of trick this little slave was trying to play.
"This slave dare not say anything."
Zhu Youtang shouted sternly: "You dog slave, what are you afraid of? I allow you to say it!"
Li Guang knelt in the corner and slowly shrank into a ball, and whispered: "Eunuch Zhang, the eunuch in charge of the Shangshan Supervisor, criticizes His Majesty's new policies every day. He said that His Majesty's Governor in the inner court has restructured the newly established supervision department. It’s a waste of time.”
Zhu Youtang, Eunuch Zhang, had also heard about this in the palace for the past two months. He knew that he entered the palace in the second year of Zi Chenghua and was considered an old man in the palace. Such an old eunuch or a food supervisor is responsible for his own food. How can he be dissatisfied with the system he promulgated? There must have been some conflict with Li Guang, the dog slave, that made him drag Eunuch Zhang into the water.
Zhu Youtang pretended to be furious and asked, "Is this true?"
Li Guang kowtowed violently and shouted: "How dare I lie to Grandpa Huang? If I tell a lie, you can cut me to pieces with a thousand knives."
This dog slave acted really well. If it were any uninformed emperor, he would have been blinded by him. Unfortunately, I am a time traveler from later generations. I still know your nature, Li Guang.
"Then do you think the newly established supervision department I have established in the Governor's Office is a good thing or a bad thing?"
Li Guang slowly raised his head and glanced at Zhu Youtang. Seeing that Zhu Youtang was lying on the dragon bed staring at him, he quickly lowered his head and said: "Grandpa Huang is a dragon among men. What you have done with your golden mouth and jade teeth is There must be a certain truth to the purpose, and it must be for the benefit of the Ming Dynasty."
Facts have proved that villains can slap the dragon's fart, and Zhu Youtang loved hearing these words Li Guang said. Huai'en and He Ding were relatively upright and sometimes were not suitable for trivial matters. However, Li Guang, a cunning and insidious slave, could be used for himself, make more money for himself, and take the blame, perhaps like Wei Zhongxian in later generations.
"Li Guang, how brave are you?" Zhu Youtang asked.
"This slave has been very timid since she was a child, but if she wants to do something for the emperor, she will go up to the mountains of swords and the sea of fire without any hesitation."
After hearing this, Zhu Youtang couldn't help but want to give Li Guang a thumbs up, and said with a smile: "You are such a slave, you are very pleasant to listen to. I will neither let you go to the mountain of knives nor the sea of fire. Everyone knows that the prisoner The newly established Supervision Department lacks a chief executive, so you should be the one to take charge!"
When Li Guang heard that Zhu Youtang had promoted him to the head of the newly established office, he was so excited that he burst into tears. He didn't know if it was true or not, but the crying was quite real.
"Thank you, Grandpa Huang. I will definitely handle the matter for Grandpa Huang."
Zhu Youtang knocked on the dragon case, stared at Li Guang and asked: "Did I ask you to do this supervision thing?"
Upon hearing what his master meant, Li Guang immediately understood and quickly changed his words: "Grandpa Huang never said that. It was this slave who volunteered to monitor the inner court for Grandpa Huang."
Zhu Youtang nodded and smiled slightly: "I'm a little tired, you can go down first."
As soon as Li Guang stepped forward, Zhu Youtang immediately had the energy to sit up. He had completed ten more political achievements recently and had reached the conditions of the summoning system. It's a pity that Li Guang, a dog slave, almost lost his interest.
"Copper Finger? Come out and sleep with me."
Ding dong... [Hearing the call from the host, the host has met the summoning conditions once and has the opportunity to use it once. Do you want to use it? 】
"Yes", Zhu Youtang confirmed.
Ding dong... [Reward 1: Strengthen your body +2]
[Reward 2: Equestrian Skills +1]
[Reward 3: One hundred thousand taels of silver] Please choose one of the three rewards. "
Today, I have another horsemanship skill. Riding a horse by myself can only be considered as a makeshift. The first two times I went hunting in Nanhaizi, I had to be pulled by the guards next to me, but it really does not fit my image of a hero who conquers the world and controls the world.
"System, how many points does it take to fill up this horse riding skill? I can't wait to ride a horse again."
"Ding dong... [Equestrian skills total 5 points. Once the host is full, you can tame any fierce horse in the world as you like]
Choose two, horse riding! "
Ding dong... [The host has gained +1 in horse riding skills, please just feel it the next time you ride a horse]
Ding dong... [This use is over, the system will be shut down soon, thank you for using]"
I heard that the system can be upgraded in the future, but I still don’t know yet. A good horse in this era is equivalent to a luxury car in later generations. If I can’t even control a horse, how will I be able to ride a horse, bend a bow, and shoot a giant eagle in the future? "
Many officials heard about Wang Shu's visit to the capital and went to visit him. Many of them were important officials in the court. These officials knew Wang Shu's conduct and were not tempted by money, fame or fortune. But that was after all, when you were young. At that time, you, Wang Shu, were single, so it was normal for you to be a loner. Now that you are over fifty and have a family, wife and children, I don't believe you can still be as selfless as you were back then. Even if you, Wang Shu, don't think about yourself, you still have to think about your wife and children, right?
"Brother Zongguan, His Majesty's summoning you to the capital this time is a heavy responsibility!"
Listening to Li Guang, the minister of Dali Temple, kept talking in his ears, Wang Shu just closed his eyes slightly and paid no attention to it.
"Brother Zong Guan, does he know about the major events that have happened in the imperial court recently? The chief assistant of the cabinet is now Lord Liu Ji, and the second assistant is Xu Pu, the former left minister of the Ministry of Personnel. I don't know how Xu Pu deceived your majesty with his lies. He can become the minister of the Ministry of official affairs and the second assistant of the cabinet."
Wang Shu knew that Wan'an was dismissed, and he was not interested in whether Liu Ji was promoted to the cabinet minister or not. Liu Ji, nicknamed "Liu Mianhua", was also an incompetent person. When the Ministry of Rites told Zhou Qing that Xu Pu had become the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, Wang Shu slowly opened his eyes and asked, "Is Xu Pu now being reused by His Majesty?"
When Zhou Qing and Li Guang saw that Xu Pu had joined Wang Shu, they became interested in him. They were overjoyed and thought that Wang Shu also hated Xu Pu. Li Guang immediately said: "Xu Pu is just a person seeking fame and reputation. Even if your Majesty now uses him, , it won’t take long, and I don’t know if he will be able to leave the capital alive in the future. Now the court still has to look up to Master Liu.”
Wang Shu said coldly: "Xuge is about the same age as me. He has been in the court for many years. Are you afraid that he was still studying at home when he was in politics? Now you say that Xu Ge is always a person who is just trying to gain fame, huh, huh, I think you are the ones who treat others like dogs and have no spine! You have said so much nonsense when you come to me today, and it is not just as simple as slandering Mr. Xu Ge, right? If there is anything, just fart quickly, and get out of here!"
When Zhou Qing heard that Wang Shu's temper was still as bad and tough as before, he immediately became angry and said angrily: "Wang Shu, are you showing that you want to vote for Xu Pu? Then Xu Pu asked the Holy Emperor for a good job for you. Son, don’t you want to know?”
Li Guang knew that Zhou Qing had a bad temper on weekdays, and was afraid that he would ruin the errand that Liu Ji had given them by speaking rudely in anger, so he quickly grabbed Zhou Qing and glared at him: "Zhixing, please talk to Brother Zong Guan properly."
When Zhou Qing heard what Li Guang said, he knew that something bad would happen to him if he kept speaking like this, so he quickly suppressed his anger and turned around. Li Guang smiled and poured a glass of water for Wang Shu to apologize and said: "Brother Zongguan, don't be angry, don't be angry. My brother is usually grumpy, but what he said is reasonable. Xu Pu asked Your Majesty The slanderous talk is that you are called to the capital to preside over the disarmament of the capital. You also know that disarmament is an offending thing! Not to mention the impact of disarmament on the defense of the capital, it also has a great impact on the soldiers. It is a pity that they have no enthusiasm and enthusiasm. The country does not give you a chance to serve the country. If this continues, won’t the country chill the hearts of all its soldiers?”
Seeing that Wang Shu did not object, Li Guang continued to persuade: "The disarmament issue was originally presided over by the British Duke, but now there are many difficulties. Even the British Duke, a distinguished member of the court, a general, and a very prestigious person in the army, can't implement it. Xu Pu, however, sent slanderous words to His Majesty to ask you to go, which is pushing you into a pit of fire. When the chief minister knew about this, he reported the injustice on your behalf and sent us to greet you."
"Have you finished speaking? Get out of here! Li Guang, please remember that we are all receiving salaries from the imperial court and are ministers of the Ming Dynasty. We should share the country's worries. There is no such thing as a fire pit or a fire pit. I don't care about disarmament. I'm afraid it's not as high-sounding as you said, right? Even if it is a fire pit, as long as it is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, I, Wang Shu, will dare to go in and have a try! Different ways do not work together, if you are aware of it, get out of here, I won't get up I'm chasing you away.
When Zhou Qing heard that Wang Shu was so stubborn, he stood up and cursed: "Wang Shu, you are an old man, you will regret it."
