As soon as the pocket was clothed, Du Yinxi came out and Jirgalang, who was heading south, punched the cotton.

Zhongzhen Camp encountered a formation along the way, and killed the enemy. He brought all the reinforcements along the way and retreated to the city of Xiangyang.

In Xiangyang City, the Ming army guarded the clouds and saw the moon bright, and the despair disappeared. The people of Xiangyang were also happy and welcomed the army back to Xiangyang.

The news reached Jinling, and Lu Zhenfei and others jointly wrote a letter to impeach Du Yinxi for abandoning the lost land he had recovered. He was afraid of war and concessions and asked to take him back to Nanjing for investigation.

Du Yinxi was dissatisfied with the public opinion and recruited the Dashun East Route Army, and then formed the Zhongzhen Camp. The ministers in the court were upset. At that time, they had a hatred for Li Zicheng, who had been in trouble with the Central Plains for decades, was far higher than that of the Qing Dynasty who had just entered the pass. Especially Li Zicheng forced Emperor Chongzhen to death, he was an unforgivable rebel.

Emperor Longwu Zhu Youjian disagreed with the opposition, supported Du Yinxi's reunion, and named him Zhongzhen Camp. It was from here that there was a rift between Du Yinxi and the ministers in the court. Moreover, Du Yinxi was very independent. At that time, the ministers in the court hoped that he could balance Hou Xuanyan with the 200,000 people in his hand. Who knew that in the battle of Jingxiang, he and Hou Xuanyan were in the same form, and they also wrote a letter to advocate Zhang Xianzhong. This also led to Hou Xuanyan's reckless attack and killing He Tengjiao, cutting off Huang Daozhou, and operating Huguang into his own one-man show.

This time, Du Yinxi fought a northern expedition, and hurriedly gave up his lost territory and fled back to Xiangyang. In the eyes of the ministers, this was definitely a huge stain. Lu Zhenfei wrote the memorial early, consciously making sense, and he couldn't wait to enter the palace before dawn.

The memorials of one day were transported to the cabinet, and Lu Zhenfei and Liu Zhongzao agreed. After writing a vote for himself, they placed it on the top.

Wang Xiangnian, the eunuch in Silijian, didn't even look at it, and he was transported to the Regent Hall in a row.

Hou Xuanyan looked at the two great scholars and wrote a letter together and sneered: "This is the pedantic nerd's judgment. Du Yinxi's choice to give up Nanyang is the wise and brave one."

After pondering for a while, Hou Xuanyan said loudly: "Go to the palace to ask Your Highness. Li Guo (Li Jin) who was killed in battle was appointed as the Marquis of Xingguo. His descendants were inherited from generation to generation and were given to Shangzhu Kingdom and the Grand Tushi of the Prince. He also added Du Yinxi to the Marquis of Xiangyang and gave him ten thousand taels of gold."

There are many officials in the Regent Hall of Psychology, official accountants, and secretary and official accountants. In order to facilitate the convenience, Hou Xuanyan works with them in the same lobby, and can be inquired at any time to save the summons.

When everyone heard this, they all remembered it. At noon, the teahouse and the winery spread. The gossip quickly reached Liu Zhongzao. Lu Zhenfei's ears, and the two of them were embarrassed and angry.

Hou Xuanyan didn't know what he said in his heart, and what he accidentally caused to the two great masters.

When Lu Zhenfei came to the Regent Hall angrily, Hou Xuanyan came forward happily and said, "Why is Mr. Lu free to come? Do you want to have a drink with me?"

Lu Zhenfei stammered his neck and said angrily: "A pedantic nerd, how dare you drink with the country?"

Hou Xuanyan talked about people behind his back, and was exposed on the spot, and it was inevitable that he was a little embarrassed. He touched his nose and sneered, "For a moment, Meng Lang, there is no one in his mouth, so please don't mind. I will visit him somewhere else and make a special apology."

Lu Zhenfei's face cleared a little. His words were said in the Regent Hall. Everyone in the hall could testify and save some of his face. Lu Zhenfei continued: "Du Yinxi was defeated in the battle, and the soldiers were defeated and he would retreat to Xiangyang, which made our plan of Northern Expedition fail. If we do not punish, we will be rewarded. Isn't it inappropriate?"

Hou Xuanyan's expression suddenly changed and said with a cold face: "If Du Yinxi does not retreat, he will ruin my 200,000 soldiers. It is very likely that Jingxiang will change its ownership. Cutting Jingxiang means cutting off the connection between Jiangnan and Sichuan and Guizhou. At that time, all the losses will be lost. Although Lord Lu is full of knowledge, he does not seem to know about the soldiers. It is better to listen more and talk less about such things."

Lu Zhenfei and Hou Dong were old friends, and they were half of Hou Xuanyan's elders. He didn't expect that when Hou Xuanyan was usually polite, he became disregarded when he involved such a thing. He cursed with his seniority: "When I have been in the court for a long time and have been offering suggestions for military and national affairs, you are still learning to read in the school."

Hou Xuanyan also became a real hot topic. Every time the heroes on the front line fought, someone would stumbling behind him. After fighting, the court's discipline was corrupt. Everyone only wanted to protect themselves and frame political enemies, and no one dared to offer suggestions.

Hou Xuanyan, whose nostrils were facing the sky, looked at the eaves and sneered: "If you hadn't worked together, how could half of the country get under the iron hoof of a foreign race? The children of the Han family in the north would not have men as slaves or women as maids. I really would have thanked you for them. Fortunately, it's my turn to be in charge, so you can rest. You are not tired, and the Han family's thousand-year Taoist throne is tired."

"I...I...I am, I'm fighting with you." Lu Zhenfei's face was like a pig's liver, and he jumped up and pinched Hou Xuanyan's neck. Hou Xuanyan pushed him gently and pushed him to the ground.

The officials of the Regent Hall were all pricking their ears, which was very lively. When they were just enjoying it, they heard a whine outside and were shocked: The Duke of Yue was young and strong, why did he beat the old minister?

When I came out and saw that it was not Lu Zhenfei who kept crying, but Hou Xuanyan.

After Hou Xuanyan pushed Lu Zhenfei, he saw that things were not good and he was about to go up and help him up. Who knew that when he saw Lu Zhenfei's appearance, he looked very much like an old man who wanted to mess with his previous life.

Hou Xuanyan made a quick decision and fell to the ground to wail. When Lu Zhenfei saw it, he stood up in amazement.

The officials from the Regent Hall gathered outside Tang, and a few qualified old people stepped forward to help Hou Xuanyan up and accused Lu Zhenfei: "Why is Mr. Lu so cruel at this age?"

"Dude, are you okay?"

Hou Xuanyan shouted: "Don't move, don't move, my neck may be broken."

Everyone was shocked and shouted: "The Duke's neck is broken!"

"Why do you want to be vicious next time?"

Someone else cried out with a wow, "My Duke!"

Hu Bawan and others were on the side, seeing clearly and clearly, holding back their smiles and not daring to step forward.

Lu Zhenfei finally understood that he was going to frame him. Lu Zhenfei was quite calm, but when he saw such a shameless scene, he couldn't help but feel angry: "Little thief, little monkey thief, I'm fighting with you."

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The next morning, His Highness, who had always been gentle and graceful, showed great power. Because she heard that her loyal minister and the reliance of the entire court were almost cut off by someone.

Soon, the Forbidden City issued an imperial edict, and Wang Xiangnian personally issued an imperial edict to show his importance: Lu Zhenfei was disrespectful to his elders, beat his colleagues, despised the majesty of the court, and removed his position as a Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion. Lu Zhenfei was discouraged and wrote a letter to request his retirement to return home. The approval document was soon to allow Lu Zhenfei to return home.

Lu Zhenfei had a high reputation and thought that many officials and gentry would come to see him off. As a result, there were only a few people. Liu Zhongzao said angrily: "The warm and cold people are in harmony and the cold world are in a bad mood. How can you be like this? He is in a state of temptation, flattering his beloved and flattering his horse, and not falling behind. Brother Haoyue left this time to put the burden on the court on Brother Yu alone."

Lu Zhenfei looked bitter. He didn't want to withdraw from the cabinet. This was destined to be an era that left his name in history. Winning would be a hero who turned the tide, and losing would be a loyal and wise man of Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufuzhi. He didn't want to withdraw from this magnificent stage at all. If he was given a chance, he would definitely not be a part of Hou Xuan's acting.

Lu Zhenfei was completely disappointed, and even said a few words of encouragement to Liu Zhongzao, he couldn't be interested. He nodded silently and boarded the carriage back home.

Liu Zhongzao was carrying his hands on his back and looked at the carriage away, feeling mixed feelings. The little grandson next to him was indignant: "Grandpa, Lord Lu is so rude."

Liu Zhongzao smiled bitterly and held his grandson in his arms. Most of his sons were unfilial, and only this young grandson was talented, obedient and well-behaved, and was the favorite of him. Liu Zhongzao touched his grandson's head drowningly and said, "You are still young and don't understand his thoughts, but grandpa can understand one or two..."

In the inner courtyard of the Regent Hall, Hou Xuanyan, whose neck was almost broken, lay on the bed, crossed his legs, and opened his mouth to spit out the chewed grape skin: "Have Lord Lu left?"

Zhao Yuanhua smiled and said, "Look at the time, you should have set off."

Hou Xuanyan nodded, the grapes in his mouth were a little sour, and he asked in a tight voice: "I heard that Liu Zhongzao's youngest son likes to visit brothels. Is there any evil deeds?"

Zhao Yuanhua leaned closer and said softly: "You can have it or you can have it."

Hou Xuanyan sat up, pressed his knees, and said seriously: "Yes, there must be. People are not romantic and arrogant. Such a passionate seed, and if they don't cause any trouble for his father, his youth is very incomplete. Liu Ge Lao is the chief minister of the cabinet, and Liu San Gongzi is the largest second-generation official today. If you don't force robbery of a private girl, you will be a playboy."

"I understand." Zhao Yuanhua said that, and then stepped out and took the door intimately. After all, the head coach almost broke his neck, which made people see him eating grapes leisurely, which was not a good effect.

The Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion is the leader of all officials. If the party struggles are not fair, the court will not make any progress compared to Chongzhen, and it will be a court with a national destruction.

To purge the court and form cliques, we started with the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion.

The living room was filled with officials who came to visit the disease. I heard that the Duke of Yue almost broke his neck. Some gave him precious medicinal materials, some gave him peerless doctors, and some gave him secret tonic recipes.

As soon as Lu Zhenfei left, three major ministers in the cabinet were vacant. Now, it was not the Chengping period, and it took many conditions to enter the cabinet. For example, you must be a Jinshi or a Shujishi, who must be the top-ranked one. First, you will be the Minister of the State Council or the Minister of the Six Ministry of Nanjing. When you need to add a cabinet, the Ministry of Personnel will elect a candidate, and then the emperor will choose to appoint it.

Now it’s different. Everyone knows that Hou Xuanyan only needs to agree to enter the cabinet.

Hou Xuanyan looked at the gift list without looking at the content or names on it. At this point today, there was no need for these people to bribe them. If he wanted, he could get anything in the world. What he needed now was a really obedient cabinet, and his ability was second.

In his heart, he had a plan. Jiangyin Dianshi Chen Mingyu and Yan Yingyuan's old partner were a good choice. First of all, he was an old subordinate of the Anti-Hui Yi Army and had a close relationship with him. Moreover, Chen Mingyu never pointed out the matters he didn't understand. When he was guarding Jiangyin, everyone recommended him as the leader. He felt that his talent was not as good as his retired ex Dianshi Yan Yingyuan, and resolutely decided to invite him out of the mountain. This shows that this person has the wisdom of knowing people and the courage to use people. After driving Liu Zhongzao away, he could make him the chief assistant.

So, who will replace Lu Zhenfei? The ministers outside thought that a position in the cabinet had been vacant, but they didn't know that Hou Xuanyan had two positions in his heart.

Just when Hou Xuanyan was hesitating, Yang Shu outside knocked on the door: "Master, can you come in?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Hou Xuanyan felt warm. He wanted to keep Yang Shu in Suzhou and enjoy the blessings with his family, but Yang Shu insisted on coming to Jinling.

After Yang Shu came in, he felt a little embarrassed on his face and leaned closer and said, "Young Master, I have a gift, I don't know if I should accept it."

Hou Xuanyan curled his lips and looked unhappy. He had been together for so long, so why did he still have to ask. After taking a sip of tea, Hou Xuanyan said leisurely: "Uncle Yang doesn't need to hesitate. Grasp a principle and refuse anyone. If I accept too much, I won't give it to them, and I won't give it to them in the future. This is called "no way to maintain integrity, it's really a masterpiece."

Yang Shu smiled and said, "Then I'm relieved. Ma Shiying sent his youngest daughter to the mansion and said that she was a maid for the young man. I'll take her to the inner courtyard."

Hou Xuanyan sprayed out a mouthful of water, wiped it and asked, "Ma Shiying? Is Ma Shiying, the chief assistant of Hongguang Dynasty?"

Yang Shu nodded and said, "But he looks a little down now. I followed the master and met him in Nanjing. At that time, he was handsome and proud. Today, when he arrived at our mansion, his clothes were worn and old, and I almost didn't recognize him."

Hou Xuanyan pondered, "This is a character, it's quite appropriate to be a cabinet." Although Ma Shiying was a little flattering when she was an official, she did some flattery for Xiao Fu King. However, she was strong and ran around in many ways and never betrayed. Unfortunately, he had a bad relationship with the Donglin Party. A loyal and brave man who died for his country was scolded as a slander for all ages. This person suffered losses in his private rituals, and he had no major problems. Moreover, he was the most hated person of literature. It was necessary to help him become a cabinet and do nothing.

As for his like to power, what kind of "gentleman" does not like high-ranking officials, but he just cannot get jealous. He is poor and despised everywhere, and insists on resisting the Qing Dynasty, so he is qualified to be a cabinet.

Hou Xuanyan made up his mind and slapped the table: "Let him come in, I want to see him."
Chapter completed!