"Old Ye, if you want to leave, I will naturally send you off. To be honest, if it weren't for you, Old Ye, this court's new policy may not be able to continue!"

Zhang Haogu looked at Ye Xianggao with a smile: "Although you and I have different political opinions, Lao Ye, you are still a good person. At least, you still do your best to do your official business!"

While talking, Zhang Haogu poured a cup of tea for Ye Xianggao and said with a smile: "What are you going to do when you get home?"

"Teach and educate people!" Ye Xianggao took the teacup and said, "Now that I am getting older, after returning to my hometown, I just want to spend my old age in peace. Let these useless sons live in peace and be more content with themselves!"

"Teaching and educating people is very good, but you still have to restrain your son, Lao Ye!" Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Don't fight against the law of the country, there are so many pairs of eyes watching you from top to bottom!"

"I will restrain myself!" Ye Xianggao nodded: "It's just that, Baorui, you have to take care of yourself!"

"Of course!" Zhang Haogu nodded.

Then, both sides entered a long period of silence.

"Bori!"

After a long time, Ye Xianggao slowly said: "I also have a question!"

"But it doesn't matter!" Zhang Haogu said with a smile.

"What do you think of Zhang Juzheng?"

Ye Xianggao pondered for a moment and then said bluntly: "In the past, Zhang Juzheng was just like you Baorui, presiding over reforms and implementing the New Deal, but in the end, what was his end?"

Zhang Haogu pondered for a moment and said: "Mr. Zhang will live forever!"

"After his death, which of his descendants will end up well? He implemented the New Deal and offended too many people. How many people wanted to eat his flesh alive. After his death, he was almost beaten to death. His two sons

One was starved to death, Baorui!"

Ye Xianggao looked at Zhang Haogu with burning eyes: "You seem to be powerful now, implementing the New Deal and increasing the court's income, but you are no less generous than Zhang Juzheng back then. It's not just us you have offended.

The Donglin Party, as well as the Qi Party, the Chu Party, and the Zhejiang Party, if you divide the acres into acres, whose land are you dividing? Whose land are you dividing up?"

"The emperor supports you now, but he is still the emperor after all. Baorui, if the emperor was poisoned by Zhu Guozhen last time, what will be your fate now?"

Zhang Haogu fell silent. He glanced at Ye Xianggao and didn't know what to say.

You can't say that you will either rebel or just take over power directly on the pretext that Zhu Youjian is too young to manage the government himself, right?

Of course, if that time really comes.

Every one of Ye Xianggao's group was targeted by Zhang Haogu.

The Battle of Guangning will also be detonated in advance by Zhang Haogu.

With Zhu Youjian in control of the court, in the next three to five years, he would have soldiers and food in his hands. At that time, it would not be a problem to go to the north to beat the Jurchens or go south to eliminate these big landowners.

Sitting back and waiting for death is not his style.

Ye Xianggao didn't know what Zhang Haogu was thinking. He paused and continued: "Baorui, you are not the only smart person in the Ming Dynasty. It's not that they can't see the shortcomings of the court, but what will be the outcome?"

"The New Deal is meant to offend people. Maybe you are alive and well, maybe the emperor supports you now, but what about the future?"

"Lao Ye, what you said is not bad!" Zhang Haogu smiled and continued: "It's just that I can't bear it!"

"Can't bear it?" Ye Xianggao was slightly startled.

"I can't bear to see the people crying for food. I can't bear to see them selling their sons and daughters in a disaster. I can't bear to see them freezing to death in the heavy snow!"

Zhang Haogu looked up at Ye Xianggao: "Because my conscience does not allow me to do this. After a disaster, the people lost their land. A white-flour steamed bun can be exchanged for an acre of land. Is this reasonable? This is unreasonable.

, Why are you hungry, and why do they freeze to death in the heavy snow?"

Ye Xianggao took a deep breath.

Zhang Haogu said: "They are the gentlemen in the court. They hold a large amount of land and do not pay taxes. They are aloof and insult any common people at will. Is this right? You keep saying, for the common people in the world, for the world."

Common people, but what kind of life do all the people in this world want to live?"

"Old Ye, do you think you are miserable? You can still go home and teach. You still have your own reputation. If you go to teach and educate people, there will still be gentry people willing to give you money, and then continue to take the imperial examination, continue to be an official, and continue to go

They oppress the people, but what about the people who starve to death? They will never have a voice. Is this fair? Is this reasonable?"

At this moment, Zhang Haogu also poured out all the emotions accumulated in his heart.

Although he is a political enemy, Zhang Haogu really has the urge to express all his ideas and political ambitions.

"No one is born inferior, and no one should have to bear this injustice!"

Zhang Haogu looked at Ye Xianggao and said: "Of course I can learn from you, I can also be wise and protect myself, and live in harmony with the world, but, I'm sorry, I can't do it. The people of the world are displaced. Why, because of you, you are greedy, you

Knock the bones and suck out the marrow, and then you have to touch your lips gracefully and say bah, you are despicable!"

"Who are the really mean people? It's you, you bitches who keep saying you are for the sake of the world!"

"I, Zhang Haogu, have never considered my reputation before or after my death. If I really cared about these things, I would not insist on the New Deal. Now I have offended the gentry, the nobles, and your Donglin Party.

, but, so what? I have reached a dark road!"

Ye Xianggao was silent. For a moment, he felt that his wise words to protect himself and his harmony with light were so ridiculous. It seemed that he had such ideals and ambitions when he was young.

But at my age, I have given all my original ideals to dogs.

"I, Zhang Haogu, have no selfish motives. I don't ask for a name in history, nor do I ask for wealth and descendants. I only have a public heart to protect the country and the people of the world!"

Having said this, Zhang Haogu smiled: "Lao Ye, you don't have to worry about me. Don't worry, I will be more despicable, more shameless, and more cruel than you, because I know that what I did is right.

, you were the victors in the past, you can say unscrupulously, only the superior wisdom and the inferior fool will not change, and I will pick you out one by one, nail you to this pillar of shame, and tell everyone about it in the future.

, look, they are worms, corrupt officials, and dog officials!"
Chapter completed!