Although Yang Shu always appeared to be carefree, he was very transparent and knew a lot about the princes in the temple. For example, Yang Shu had never heard of Bai Changqing, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, who had the words "greed and sex ruining things" placed on his head.
Would a person who could become the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and still remain in power for so many years be a greedy and misguided person? Yang Shu didn't believe it at all.
But at the same time, Yang Shu also knew that his guest must have solid evidence before he said what he just said. At least Bai Changqing did use the new sister to perfunctoryly decline Ye Lansheng's private meeting invitation.
"It's impossible for Bai Changqing to offend Ye Lansheng for two women. He has other reasons? Have you found anything else?" Yang Shu felt that this was the only explanation that could explain Bai Changqing's abnormal behavior.
Sure enough, the guest bowed and replied: "Your Majesty is right, we also see it this way. Bai Changqing has always been a cautious and tactful person, and he is relatively principled and has no sexual desire. The stain, no matter how you look at it, should not be repeatedly refuted to Ye Lansheng's face.
So we asked people from Yueying Tower to help check the recent movements and private affairs of Bai Changqing and Ye Lansheng. It turned out that Bai Changqing had indeed gone home after his business trip, looking like an old man who cared about his family. Other than that, he really had no other problems. But Ye Lansheng was restless.
According to the news from Yueying Tower, Ye Lansheng has frequently met with various ministers recently, and they all met privately and alone. Except for one time at the teahouse, the others chose to have secret conversations in his own mansion. It was unclear what was discussed outside. But according to Yueyinglou's analysis, it should be related to the recent money and food tightening strategy. "
"How to say?"
"The people at Yueying Tower believe that Ye Lansheng wants to unite with the backbone of civil servants in the temple to make a remonstrance to His Majesty to oppose the removal of the real power over the tightening of money and grain from the Ministry of Household Affairs."
Yang Shu frowned slightly: "Does this mean that Ye Lansheng wants to cut off the benefits that my father is planning to give me?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. Moreover, after we obtained the information about Yueying Tower, we reviewed it over and over again. Combined with Ye Lansheng's recent performance in the temple, we feel that Ye Lansheng may really be planning a big move, targeting the tightening of money and food. But we are still I think it’s all appearances.”
"Appearance?"
"Yes, the appearance! Your Majesty, if Ye Lansheng only wants to change His Majesty's mind on the strategy of tightening money and food, then Bai Changqing, as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, will never jump away and keep a distance from Ye Lansheng in advance even if he doesn't want to be the first person. So Ye Lansheng There must be other reasons why I don't want His Majesty to transfer the power of tightening money and food from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The subordinates and others thought that Ye Lansheng's actions were probably not in front of him, but in the south. "
Yang Shu was silent for a long time, and suddenly seemed to think of something. Then he stared at the guest in front of him with wide eyes and asked: "Don't you think that Ye Lansheng is planning to secretly contribute to the war in the south by taking advantage of the power of tightening money and food supplies?" Are you going to stumble?"
"Your Majesty Mingjian, the result of the discussion among my subordinates and others is exactly this. Because the war in the south is related to the temple's voice and the sharing of power. Now that the military is rising, it is bound to reduce the voice of civil servants. This has been the case in recent months. It's obvious. If the civil servants led by Ye Lansheng still want to fight back, the only possibility is to cut off the war in the south and change it to the "peace talks" they previously advocated, so that they can regain their previous voice and authority.
It is difficult to turn the situation in the south from "war" to "peace" under the current circumstances, especially when Jianchuan has just achieved a great victory. The only possibility is..."
"Another big defeat. It would be best to completely break the current long-term situation in the south, force Zuo Yuliang to retreat to Zhuohuo Pass, and lose the troops. This way, the DPRK can move to redefine the strategy for the south, and the civil servants will have another chance. Right?" It was hard for the guest to say these words, but Yang Shu didn't care about it.
"What the prince said is true. The result we analyzed based on the information provided by Yueying Tower is exactly like this. Bai Changqing must have been given a hint in this regard by Ye Lansheng, and then he was frightened and took the initiative to distance himself from Ye Lansheng. He was worried that things would go wrong. Come out and get implicated.”
"Ye Lansheng...this dog-like thing actually regards the power entrusted to him by the country as his own. Dare he take it?"
You can use what is given to you; you cannot take away what is not given to you. As a member of the royal family, Yang Shu naturally kept a close eye on this rule, and he also hated Ye Lansheng's plans based on his judgment and analysis.
As for whether everything is true as Keqing said, it is very simple to confirm. Just wait and see if Ye Lansheng and the others want to challenge the "money and grain austerity strategy" of decentralization, and then step up the erosion of some key figures. You can get evidence. It's not that difficult.
"If your judgment this time is correct, Your Majesty, you will have a great chance of taking Bai Changqing under your wing if you take the initiative to approach Bai Changqing. Because Bai Changqing appears to be estranged from Ye Lansheng now, once Ye Lansheng advises His Majesty and wants to change the decentralization strategy of tightening money and food, Then Bai Changqing must take sides, otherwise he will be Ye Lansheng's enemy, so when the time comes, you will definitely be able to solve Bai Changqing's predicament by joining in, and he has no reason not to choose your side."
After this long speech, Yang Shu couldn't sit still. Get up and walk back and forth in the house.
Indeed, if what the guests analyzed based on the news from Yueying Tower is correct, then Bai Changqing is like a poor guy standing by the fire pit. He must either jump into the fire pit or someone can pass him a rope. Grab the escape.
Should it be regarded as a "rope" to save Bai Changqing from difficulties? Yang Shu needs to think carefully. Because this will disrupt his previous plans and intervene in the official high-level power struggle in advance, it will aggravate the situation where he is attacked by several brothers.
The benefits are self-evident. The Ministry of Household Affairs has always been a vital central department of the dynasty, in charge of money, grain, and goods. It is directly or indirectly involved in all aspects of the dynasty. Once he can win the household department, for Yang Shu, it is equivalent to replacing a thatched hut with a tiled house, one day at a time.
After thinking for a while, Yang Shu nodded and said to the guest: "In this case, you go and make an appointment at a suitable time, or create a suitable opportunity, and I will talk to Bai Changqing in person."
No matter how good the idea is, it is just an idea. Whether it can be realized will not be known until it is actually tried. Yang Shu was not prepared to let go of this opportunity, so he wanted to explore Bai Changqing's background first. If he could really pull Bai Changqing over, he would be getting a big advantage.
"By the way, is the Yueying Tower still peaceful recently?"
"It's normal. It's just that because of the recent situation, their asking price has gone up relatively high."
"Money? Is this a problem for me? Okay, don't keep looking at money. Help me make an appointment with Ji Ji again. I'm very satisfied with the person she helped me find this time, and I want to thank her in person."
