Li Guibao was specially arranged by Feng Ziying to join Long Jinwei.
Zhang Jin's unexpected betrayal made Feng Ziying wary.
He no longer believes in the shallow and simple friendship of the past.
Any friendship may fade away when it comes to stakes.
Perhaps this is a principle that every person in power has to face, or even actively practice.
Although He Zhisheng is still credible in theory, and as a branch of Wu Xun, he was promoted by himself, so his loyalty is guaranteed, but he is still worried.
That's why Feng Ziyi and Li Guibao were appointed as Tongzhi and Qianshi, respectively in charge of the North Town Fusi and South Town Fusi.
Feng Ziying knew that this would definitely irritate He Zhisheng, but he had no choice.
Now it seems that choosing Li Guibao was the right choice. No matter whether He Zhisheng "intentionally" or "unintentionally" ignored Gu Bingqian's connection with the royal family, it is unforgivable.
Although he was only in charge of Nanzhen Fusi, Li Guibao, as the commander of Longjinwei, was not limited to the scope of responsibilities of Nanzhen Fusi. He also extended his tentacles to the entire Longjinwei.
Just like Feng Ziyi also has his own manpower in Nanzhen Fusi.
Feng Ziying is happy to see this situation come to fruition.
There may be constraints, but you can maximize your control over this power.
The Dragon Guard is not as divided into three groups as the Third Guard Army. Its intelligence, spying and surveillance capabilities cannot be replaced by other departments, so there is no room for failure.
Now its effect is revealed.
Unexpectedly, Gu Bingqian would want to replace Emperor Wan Tong.
Fortunately, Gu Bingqian was not stupid enough to support Emperor Wan Tong again to take action against the cabinet, but just wanted to replace him with a new emperor to strengthen and consolidate his own power.
But the choice was actually Zhang Hua, the second son of Emperor Wan Tong.
He did not choose the sons of Emperor Yonglong, nor Zhang Liu, the eldest son of Emperor Wantong. I don’t know how Gu Bingqian made such a choice.
In addition, Gu Bingqian never thought that without his own support, even if he was the chief minister, it would be unrealistic to change the emperor, right?
Or is he sure that he will acquiesce or even support him in doing this?
Feng Ziying was a little confused.
But he knew that maybe Gu Bingqian was forced to a dead end and had no other choice.
For more than a year, although Master Qi has been lingering on the sick bed, his influence is still there.
It was he who supported Gu Bingqian as the first assistant, and he would not allow anyone to overturn this arrangement.
Therefore, before his influence completely fades, neither Guan Yingzhen nor Huang Ruliang can do anything too outrageous. At most, they will just quarrel with Gu Bingqian within the cabinet.
In fact, Feng Ziying was not very optimistic about Gu Bingqian being the first assistant, but now that he was appointed, even if Gu Bingqian's performance was indeed poor, he did not advocate immediate replacement.
Every change in the cabinet will cause turmoil in the government. For Feng Ziying, this will delay many things and require a lot of energy to be spent on personnel matters.
Two years have passed. If I bear with it a little longer, it might be over in one term.
What's more, Gu Bingqian's weakness is also a good thing for him. He can get along well among the public and maximize his interests to the maximum extent.
He had been worried that Huang Ruliang might flip the table, but he didn't expect that Huang Ruliang boiled the frog in warm water, forcing Gu Bingqian to flip the table.
Reorganize the cabinet? Remove Huang Ruliang?
But is Huang Ruliang so easy to get rid of?
With the support of Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe, and the support of the Jiangnan gentry, even Guan Yingzhen maintained a relatively tacit cooperation with Huang Ruliang. Qiao Yingjia and Huang Ruliang were also on the same page, so how could it be so easy to expel him from the cabinet?
of.
Huang Ruliang has a somewhat stubborn personality and a somewhat radical style. In addition, he and Gu Bingqian are both from Jiangnan scholars. Huang Ruliang relies on the support of Ye Fang and most of the Jiangnan gentry to suppress Gu Bingqian as the first assistant. I am afraid this is the hardest thing for Gu Bingqian to accept.
Yes.
Feng Ziying felt that Gu Bingqian could even accept Guan Yingzhen and Qiao Yingjia, but he could not tolerate Huang Ruliang.
But why involve Emperor Yi?
Emperor Wan Tong has become a dead dog, cowering in the palace and not daring to say a word. What's the point of replacing him?
This also made Feng Ziying a little confused.
Feng Ziying carefully speculated that Gu Bingqian might need the emperor's support to strengthen the legitimacy of his cabinet and even his position as chief minister. This was especially true after the death of Master Qi.
But both Guan and Huang wanted to replace him, and Qiao Yingjia did not support him either. Only he supported him, but due to his age and seniority, it was difficult to win the support of all the northern scholars. Perhaps it was under this psychological consideration that Gu Bingqian let Gu Bingqian
Emperor Yi and his cabinet began to think about adjustments.
But is Emperor Yi so simple?
How to achieve it?
Emperor Wan Tong himself would not be supported by all the princes in the court. After Yi Chu, perhaps Gu Bingqian would persuade Emperor Wan Tong to abdicate directly and hand the throne to Zhang Hua. In this way, Gu Bingqian's authority would be strengthened and Huang Ruliang would be eliminated.
It becomes possible.
But Gu Bingqian definitely needs to recruit another scholar to replace Huang Ruliang, otherwise it will be difficult for the Jiangnan gentry to accept him.
There will definitely still be a fierce battle here, but the context is basically revealed.
As for why Emperor Wan Tong's eldest son Zhang Liu was not allowed to be the crown prince, Feng Ziying was also thinking about it. This may also be because the cabinet was firmly opposed to Emperor Wan Tong's making his eldest son the crown prince, but now it accepts it, which is a slap in the face.
So it would make sense to change to another person.
Of course, for Emperor Wan Tong, as long as his son succeeds to the throne, whether he is the crown prince or not is not that important.
Combining his own ideas, Feng Ziying also carefully inquired about Li Guitang's related news, and they were almost inseparable.
"I don't know much about Zhang Hua's situation. Guibao, please tell me about his situation." Feng Ziying rubbed her chin and asked in a deep voice.
"The emperor has four sons in total. The eldest son and the second son are all the sons of the queen. The third and fourth sons are the sons of other imperial concubines. The second son Zhang Hua is the half-brother of the eldest son Zhang Liu, who is three years younger than the eldest son..."
Li Guitang was obviously prepared, "Zhang Hua is much lower-key than the Crown Prince, and has a more peaceful personality. He doesn't like to get involved in government affairs. His biggest hobby is woodworking equipment. He usually designs and makes various kinds of equipment in the mansion.
A craftsman who makes handicrafts. It is said that the carriage he designed improved the erection mode between the carriage wheels and introduced multiple springs, which greatly improved the comfort..."
Feng Ziying was quite surprised.
He had already mentioned this matter to the Gyeonggi Coal, Iron and Military Industrial Complex, that is, the improvement of springs for use in carriages, but he was also unclear about how to optimize it.
Later, I heard that the Gyeonggi Coal, Iron and Military Industrial Complex finally produced a suitable spring, and it was eventually designed and added to the carriage to create the current improved carriage. Unexpectedly, it was related to the second son of Emperor Wan Tong.
"Zhang Hua actually has such ability?" Feng Ziying couldn't help but ask.
"It seems to be true. My subordinates also asked the Gyeonggi Coal, Iron and Military Industrial Complex for confirmation, and they confirmed it. It is said that they even applied for a patent..."
Li Guitang nodded.
"Well, let's not talk about this matter. Did Zhang Hua show any other performance?"
"I have no other hobbies, and I only have one wife. I am obsessed with hand-made design and production, and I spend a lot of money on it. It is said that the house is full of various wooden and iron instruments.
Study this way..."
Feng Ziying's heart brightened. No wonder Gu Bingqian chose Zhang Hua. It seemed that he was indeed a very suitable candidate for the emperor.
Gu Bingqian had the same thoughts as himself on this point.
"Well, I understand." Feng Ziying nodded.
If Gu Bingqian really intends to change this issue and push Emperor Wan Tong to abdicate, then he will definitely come to him for advice at the right time, but it is estimated that Gu Bingqian will only do this after he is quite sure, but this seems to be a good idea for him
There is no harm in it.
Huang Ruliang, who is becoming more and more powerful, does not benefit him much. Likewise, Guan Yingzhen's increasing power does not benefit him. If Gu Bingqian can expel Huang Ruliang from the cabinet and replace him with someone else, it will not be a bad thing. At least his own power
Can be further enhanced.
It's just that Gu Bingqian still has to make some deals with Guan Yingzhen and Qiao Yingjia. Moreover, what will Guan Yingzhen and Qiao Yingjia think about this matter of changing the emperor and changing his storage position?
Sit back and watch? Or intervene?
Feng Ziying is still thinking about it, but some work must be done.
Or give Gu Bingqian a hand and slowly build momentum in public opinion?
Feng Ziying needs to discuss it with someone.
Now it's no longer just a matter of him, there is also a big group behind him.
Last October, that is, October of the sixth year of Wantong, ushered in a large number of personnel adjustments.
Zheng Chongjian was appointed Zhizhong of Shuntian Prefecture, while Fu Shi was promoted to You Shaoqing of Dali Temple. He Fengsheng resigned from the post of magistrate of Xuzhou and was transferred to the position of doctor of the Qingli Department of the Ministry of Etiquette. Fan Jingwen was transferred to the doctor of the Zhejiang Qingli Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Wu Di was transferred to Yongping.
Wang Yingxiong was appointed as the magistrate of Baoan Prefecture, Fang Youdu was transferred as the magistrate of Datong Prefecture, Song Shixiang was appointed as the magistrate of Jiangning County, Xu Qixun took over as the magistrate of Xianghe County, and Sun Chuanting stayed in the Ministry of War as the director of the Fang Department.
This also marks that the batch of Jinshi in the fifth year of Yonglong, after more than ten years of experience, finally began to become an emerging force in the political arena of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Jinshi in the eighth year of Yonglong also began to enter the stage of exertion.
Now, a group has gradually formed in Beijing with Feng Ziying as the core leader, Lian Guo Shi as his deputy to assist Feng Ziying, and a group of people such as Geng Ruqi, Pan Ruzhen, Fu Shi, He Fengsheng, Fan Jingwen, Sun Chuanting and others who stayed in the court are the backbone, and their relationship is becoming increasingly
As we become closer, our ideas and goals become clearer and our cohesion becomes stronger.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a party, but Feng Ziying believes that this kind of "party" is not a political party in the modern sense. It can only be regarded as a small group with initial common ideas and views, and it is still far from a real party.
Far.
This chapter has been completed!