Hu Yushan was confused as he listened to Shao Xi and Bai Jinqing talking about the chaos in the court.
"Good fellow! I originally thought that there were only conflicts between civil servants and military ministers in the court. Now that you two have said this, wouldn't it have turned into a mess? How can the country be governed and safe when the court is in such chaos? Is it possible that the Holy One will Don’t you care?”
Bai Jinqing shook his head and said: "Do you think the Holy One doesn't want to take care of it? But in this court, one move can affect the whole body. All civil and military officials have interests in each other. If one move is made, many people may be implicated. Where is it? Is it that simple?
"Some officials from various factions in the court are fighting against each other, and some are shielding each other. This is not a matter that can be solved by eliminating one or two people, and the Holy Emperor cannot handle it personally.
"After all, there are some veterans who followed the Holy One when he was still in Qianlong. If the Holy One attacks these people, they will inevitably be criticized by others. Therefore, someone needs to act on behalf of the Holy One to handle things that are inconvenient for the Holy One."
Hu Yushan fell silent after hearing this. Bai Jinqing was indeed right.
The relationships in the court are complex, and not all problems can be solved by solving one or two people, and there are many things that the Holy Father cannot directly intervene in.
After all, these guys in the court struggle are all under the guise of having different political views, but they have many conflicts of interest and personal grudges.
Although everyone knows some things well, they cannot bring them to the table. Even if Xiao Changyi is the emperor, there are some things that must be avoided.
For the royal family, face is also a very important thing. No matter which generation of emperors sits on this position, they have done more or less disgraceful things with their former supporters.
This has become a lever in the hands of some people. Although no one dares to publicly threaten the Holy Father with these things, it is used to create public opinion among the people. Even if they know who is behind it, there is no evidence.
For the emperor, this was also a constraint to a certain extent, so to remove a certain force, the first step was to get rid of the most critical figure.
And this person is often someone whom the emperor cannot deal with personally, so there needs to be another force around the emperor.
This force must be completely loyal to the emperor, be able to act for the emperor, and more importantly, be able to take the blame for the emperor, and such people are the hardest to find.
People who serve as officials in the court regard their official reputation as more important than their lives. They pursue power, fame and fortune when they are alive, and want to leave a good reputation after they die. Sometimes I have to say that these people are very hypocritical.
This is also the reason why Shao Xi is very disdainful of them. He wants both benefits and reputation, and all he cares about is himself. How can such a person be considered loyal to the emperor?
The reason why Xiao Changyi fell in love with Shao Xi was probably because he found that Shao Xi lived a very transparent life. He only wanted benefits if he wanted them, and he didn't particularly value reputation.
What a person does is more important than what he says. As long as it does not harm the interests of others, Shao Xi has no psychological burden on seeking benefit for himself.
And Shao Xi is the kind of person who has an aggressive personality and is determined to retaliate. Therefore, Xiao Changyi allowed Shao Xi to obtain a large amount of benefits through legitimate means, which is bound to make some people in the court jealous.
Once these guys who benefit themselves at the expense of others come into contact with Shao Xi's interests, they will definitely suffer a strong counterattack from Shao Xi. This is exactly the characteristic of Shao Xi that Xiao Changyi wants to take advantage of.
Shao Xi knew Xiao Changyi's motives. He didn't care whether he was being used by the emperor. He was also using Xiao Changyi.
Therefore, it is also beneficial to Shao Xi to help Xiao Changyi eliminate some troubles that he does not like in the process.
Now that both parties can reach a consensus, Shao Xi is also willing to solve these troubles for Xiao Changyi.
"In short, you will study history well in the Imperial College. No matter what happens now, you should not interfere in anything and spend these three years peacefully.
"When you have a stable foothold in the court, I think I will have brought Shao Guang and Yuan Xiu back to Kyoto. Then we brothers can look after and support each other.
"I will also help my Yuyantang students who enter the court through the Spring Festival to gradually take up positions in various ministries and departments in the court. Then we will form our own power in the court."
Bai Jinqing and Hu Yushan know that they can't help Shao Xi at the moment. As Shao Xi said, the most important thing now is to gain a stable foothold in the court before they can plan for the future.
Three years is neither a long time nor a short time.
Shao Xi still has a lot to do in the past three years, and what Bai Jinqing and others have to do is to try their best not to get involved in the various disputes in the court.
The three of them were drinking and chatting in Junxiao Tower. It was late at night before they knew it. Shao Xi returned home after sending Bai Jinqing and Hu Yushan back to Bailu Academy.
He has one very important thing to do tomorrow. He needs to rest early and recuperate in order to start the next step of his plan.
Shao Xi plans to go to Xinjing Teahouse tomorrow and use the life-killing tablet in his hand to find out the details of Xinjing Teahouse.
Although this matter was a bit risky, Shao Xi felt that the risk was worth taking.
If everything goes well, we may be able to find out how the Ghost Emperor's Mansion is connected to Gao Cai through the Xinjing Teahouse. As long as we can find out Gao Cai's background, we will most likely be able to confirm the identity of the person behind Gao Cai.
This is what Shao Xi urgently wants to know. Many things are currently being advanced according to Shao Xi's ideas, and Shao Xi's speculations in the past are gradually being confirmed.
The only thing that Shao Xi is still unsure about is the person behind Gao Cai. If he can get the exact information, Shao Xi can completely connect all the related things before and after, and then he can also determine what should happen next. plan.
However, it seems that this matter may not go as smoothly as I imagined, and it is impossible to get results in a short period of time, so this matter still requires a lot of patience.
Fortunately, it has been determined that Gao Cai is a key figure.
What makes Shao Xi feel a little confused is that Gao Cai and Xiao Yuzhi went to Fengjiazhuang together. Isn't he afraid that one day the Holy Spirit will really investigate and hold this matter to him?
Even if he relied on something and followed Xiao Yuzhi to do this so blatantly, was he really not afraid that Xiao Changyi would take his head?
Even the people behind him were trying to instigate Xiao Yuzhi to accomplish this, but he was involved in it without any secret. Gao Cai's bold behavior seemed incompatible with his extremely critical identity.
Even if he was ordered by someone behind the scenes to lurk around Xiao Yuzhi, he shouldn't be directly involved.
Being able to hide beside Xiao Yuzhi for so long, it must not be difficult for him to find a reason to avoid the incident at Fengjiazhuang.
But why did you still follow Xiao Yuzhi when you knew that you might get into trouble for this matter in the future?
There was only one explanation that Shao Xi could find. Gao Cai followed Xiao Yuzhi to Fengjiazhuang. The main purpose should be to determine whether Xiao Yuzhi had destroyed the evidence of the crime, or to determine whether Xiao Yuzhi had found the Nine Colors in him. Glaze buckle.
These two things should be equally important to the people behind Gao Cai, so Gao Cai followed Xiao Yuzhi at the risk of exposing himself.
Once Xiao Yuzhi succeeds, the person behind Gao Cai may attack Xiao Yuzhi directly.
It's a pity that Xiao Yuzhi didn't find anything, but burned down Fengjiazhuang in a fire. This may not be a good thing for the person behind the scenes.
Because this adds a lot of uncertainty to the matter. It is impossible to determine whether the criminal evidence in Feng Changlin's hands has really been destroyed, and it is impossible to determine the true whereabouts of the nine-color glazed button.
So Xiao Yuzhi has been being used by others without knowing it all these years. Once he finds what others want, he probably won't have to go to such great lengths to get him, and someone will naturally find a way to kill him.
Speaking of which, it seems that Shao Xi is nosy.
However, whether it was Xiao Yuzhi or the person who wanted to take advantage of Xiao Yuzhi, they all made a common mistake, that is, they caused the tragedy of Fengjiazhuang.
The annihilation of the Feng family was the beginning of trouble for themselves. Maybe for them at that time, there was no need to take the six-year-old child seriously, but their mistake was that they allowed the child to survive.
It is often said that it is never too late for a gentleman to seek revenge.
Ten years later, the grown-up Feng Yuyan may make them regret what they did back then.
Since the root cause was not eradicated back then, everyone involved in the Feng family's affairs will have to pay the price for what they did back then.
The next day, the eighth day of September.
After Shao Xi tidied up at home, he rode alone to the Xinjing Teahouse in the east of the city.
Since it was noon when we came, the street was busy at this time.
Shao Xi came to the door of Xinjing Teahouse, and the waiter who greeted him seemed extremely enthusiastic when he saw that Shao Xi was a stranger.
After Shao Xi handed the horse over to the waiter, he walked into the teahouse alone. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the teahouse owner coming up to him with a smile on his face.
Shao Xi asked seemingly casually, "Can I ask the shopkeeper if there are any private seats?"
The shopkeeper didn't seem to find anything strange about Shao Xi's question. It seemed that many people had asked such a question before.
"I'm really sorry, sir. The seats upstairs in the small shop are used to entertain tea merchants. You see, our teahouse is not small, and it is also very quiet. Do you want to sit by the window or against the wall? We all have seats here, sir, where would you like to sit?"
Shao Xi glanced at the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper still had a smile on his face. He was polite in both words and attitude, without any intention of offending Shao Xi.
But he spoke very firmly, leaving no room for Shao Xi to go upstairs.
Shao Xi did not argue with the shopkeeper about the matter, but chose a corner against the wall and sat down.
"Excuse me, what kind of tea does this guest want to drink? Our shop has a full range of teas, and they are all famous teas from various places. Which kind do you want to taste?"
"Is there such tea?"
With that said, Shao Xi placed the life-killing card on the table.
