Yang Tinghe frowned and thought, and suddenly said: "Could it be that my mentor meant... to seek help from those relatives?"
Li Dongyang said: "Exactly. They have the right to speak in front of the emperor. Now, I'm afraid they are the only ones who can help us."
Yang Tinghe said: "But mentor, how can those people help us? They want my outer court to fall apart. We were not polite to them before, and we have already had a feud. Besides, they are a group of profit-seeking people who only care about profit.
How can we get their help? Should we reason with them? Show them justice? Isn’t it a joke?"
Li Dongyang smiled and said: "Tinghe, it is precisely because they are only interested in profit that we have a chance. If we can't achieve great righteousness, we will use it for profit."
Yang Tinghe said: "Teacher, what benefits can we give to others?"
Li Dongyang chuckled and said: "Tinghe, what's wrong with you today? You're not usually like this, so why are you so stupid today? The outer court is in our hands, and we can satisfy many of their requirements.
For example, every year the Beijing camp pays soldiers, supplies, armor, and weapons.
The allocation of equipment, the replacement of material settings in military camps and campuses, the increase or decrease in troop levels, the purchase of materials, etc. all have huge interests in it. The outer court has been strictly controlling these before, and they are very annoyed. But in the future, why not be more relaxed. The conditions
Yes, we can control the situation in the outer court."
Yang Tinghe looked at Li Dongyang in astonishment, his eyes widening, and was speechless for a long time.
"Tinghe, I know what you are thinking. How can you say such words from my mouth? How can I use this method to make deals with people? Do you think this is a dirty business?" Li Dongyang smiled.
road.
"Students don't dare. Students just feel...shocked." Yang Tinghe said softly, with a somewhat frustrated tone.
Li Dongyang sighed and said softly: "Tinghe, I don't want to be like this, but I have to be like this. You have to know that we call ourselves gentlemen, but the opponents we face are not gentlemen. We must use upright means to deal with it.
they fight, they use
They are all despicable and cunning conspiracies. How can we defeat them? I also want to use upright means, but it will definitely fail. I understand that if you want to see the light, you must first experience the darkness. From the mire of darkness,
Walk through, walk to a sunny place
, that is the winner. The darkness that you have walked through is just a means to the light. So, Tinghe, you have to get used to the darkness, get used to being stained with dirt and blood, get used to being with the devil. You just have to get used to the darkness.
You need to have light in your heart and use any means.
In this world where demons are dancing, if you don't become a devil, you will be torn to pieces by their sharp claws, and no residue will be left after being eaten by their wolf kisses. You have to become a person with sharper claws and more vicious methods than they do.
Defeat them. Tinghe, do you understand what I mean?"
Yang Tinghe looked at his mentor quietly, feeling a little sad and at the same time even more admiring. His mentor had been upright and upright in his life and never did anything stupid. For him to be able to make such a change, it must be a blessing for him.
It was an extremely painful feeling. However, he endured these pains for the vision in his heart.
Just like my mentor was burdened with accusations and did not submit his resignation together with Liu Jian, Xie Qian and the others. My mentor, he endured the humiliation just to be able to hold on to the situation and prevent the outer court from collapsing.
The teacher's heart is painful, but his heart is extremely strong. This is what he needs to experience. The strength of his heart can break through all darkness, and for the sake of light, he can use any means.
"Teacher, Tinghe has learned a lesson. Tinghe understands. Teacher, tell me what to do." Yang Tinghe said in a deep voice.
Li Dongyang smiled and nodded: "Very good. Tinghe, I will give you a test. Who do you think we should go to to discuss this matter? Zhang Mao? Xu Guangzuo? Or someone on his behalf?"
Yang Tinghe frowned and pondered, and said slowly: "Teacher, I believe that the person we have to find is not the Duke of the country, but Zhang Yanling, the Marquis of Jianchang."
Li Dongyang's eyes lit up and he said in a deep voice: "Oh? What's the reason?"
Yang Tinghe said: "Zhang Yanling obviously has more influence on the emperor. His words are even more useful than those of several princes. If the previous emperor was in office, it would be the princes who would be more popular. But in the eyes of the current emperor, Zhang Yanling's words are more important.
Useful. This is one of them."
Li Dongyang nodded and said: "That's right. In the emperor's mind, the ministers in the outer court combined are not as good as the eight tigers in the inner court. This is proof. Today's emperor does not look at qualifications and age, but whether he thinks he can be trusted.
Zhang Yanling is obviously someone he trusts. What else?"
"Instead of convincing Duke Yingying and Duke Dingguo, it is better to let Zhang Yanling convince them. Zhang Yanling should be the new favorite of the nobles at this time, because he has brought great benefits to the nobles, and I am afraid he is regarded as a hero by them now. So, instead of bothering
Instead of negotiating with other people, it is better to negotiate directly with Zhang Yanling. It is more practical and will not cause trouble in the city. This is the second reason." Yang Tinghe walked slowly and said thoughtfully.
"Very good. Is there anything else?" Li Dongyang nodded while twisting his beard.
"Thirdly, Zhang Yanling and Liu Jin are probably not the same person. The student believes that even the nobles do not want to see Liu Jin dominate the court. Zhang Yanling certainly does not want Liu Jin to control everything. My mentor, don't forget, yesterday evening
, Zhang Yanling and several young masters beat Liu Jin and others. Although it was said that he missed it after drinking, it is said that
He also apologized. But the student felt that it was not that simple. Maybe the two were quarreling for favor in front of the emperor, maybe Zhang Yanling couldn't stand Liu Jin and others, or maybe Liu Jin got carried away and offended him. In short, Zhang Yanling hit Liu Jin.
It shows that they are not monolithic. There are things that can be done. The student even has a ridiculous idea."
"What ridiculous idea?" Li Dongyang said with a smile.
"Students...even think that Zhang Yanling hit Liu Jin on purpose to let us know that he and Liu Jin are not the same person. Logically speaking, under the current situation, Zhang Yanling would never hit Liu Jin impulsively. Unless he did it on purpose.
, or he knows that his status in the emperor's mind is no less than that of Liu Jin, and Liu Jin can't do anything about him. In short, it feels very strange." Yang Tinghe frowned.
Li Dongyang laughed and said: "Tinghe, I saw you right. You are really thoughtful and very sharp. It seems that after me, you are the only one who can hold up the situation in the outer court. In the future, your achievements will definitely be second to me.
superior."
Yang Tinghe bowed and said, "My mentor is so complimentary. If Tinghe has a mentor, he will be considered a great success."
Li Dongyang waved his hands and said: "Green comes from blue and is better than blue, ice, water is colder than water. I am happy to see the wave behind the wave beat the wave before. You feel that Zhang Yanling's behavior is weird, so you have these speculations. I can't say you are wrong,
But I can’t say that you are completely right. Tinghe, you have to judge people by their nature. I can tell you this, this Zhang Yanling is terrible, very terrible. In time, I am afraid he will be a man-eating tiger."
Yang Tinghe said in surprise: "Teacher, do you think so?"
Li Dongyang said: "I came to this conclusion based on his behavior. That year, he almost died in a fight with Zhu Lin, the young prince of Chengguo Palace. The outer court wanted to use this opportunity to provoke a dispute between the Zhang family and the nobles.
Contradiction. As a result, Zhang Yanling actually forgave Zhu Lin, claiming that he had made a mistake and let the outside court's plan
From then on, I felt that this person was unusual. During the snow disaster relief event the year before last, this person spent all his money to help the victims, causing the outer court to be passive. During that time, the Minister of Revenue, Ji Zhong, fell into his trap.
In his hands. This makes me even more convinced that this person has a deep scheming and clever methods."
After a pause, Li Dongyang continued: "When the late emperor was still alive, Zhang Yanling began to have a good relationship with the prince. Originally, the current emperor did not have a good impression of the Zhang brothers. However, Zhang Yanling was able to improve the relationship with the prince, which shows that he is
It was purposeful and planned. The sudden death of the late emperor did not have much impact on him. He quickly achieved the harmonious and trusting relationship between him and the emperor now. Can you say this is a coincidence?"
Yang Tinghe nodded and said: "What my teacher said is true. When the student was in the East Palace, Zhang Yanling did his best to the prince and taught him some battle formations. He even argued with the student using fallacious reasoning and deliberately tried to please him."
Li Dongyang nodded and said: "You're right. It's Zhang Yanling's method to do what he wants. But what he did was clever, not as despicable and despicable as Liu Jin and others. Zhang Yanling actually knew the danger of the emperor's border patrol this time.
, otherwise why would he secretly
Arrange a rescue here? Knowing the danger but not stopping it is giving in to what the emperor wants. And it is certain that he even hopes that the emperor is in danger, otherwise how can he have the ability to protect him? Only when the emperor is attacked can he protect him and perform meritorious services, and can he become truly trusted by the emperor.
people."
Yang Tinghe said: "But mentor, the situation the emperor encountered this time was so dangerous. They were almost wiped out. He was willing to take such a big risk? Almost lost his life?"
Li Dongyang said: "I think he is just a secret. I didn't expect the Tatars to mobilize so many troops this time. It's just a miscalculation. This man is still capable. The battle of Dushi City was exactly his plan. Your Majesty
Only then was he able to escape from danger. This time, he indeed had meritorious service in escorting him. Afterwards, the emperor claimed that the credit was his own, and Zhang Yanling didn’t even say a word. Isn’t this just following him? Isn’t this scheming?”
Yang Tinghe nodded and said, "That's true."
Li Dongyang said: "There are many things that prove that this person is extremely scheming. I originally hoped not to provoke him, but during this impeachment, Liu Jian and Xie Qian refused to listen to me and could not withstand the provocation of others."
.Forcibly adding the Zhang brothers to the impeachment list. I’m afraid this is the important reason why this impeachment failed.
One. That night, when all the city outside the palace was taken over by the regiment camp, I knew that the situation was over. That should be what Zhang Yanling did after entering the palace and persuading the emperor. He received the emperor's secret order to mobilize troops and let the regiment camp
Soldiers and horses were dispatched to control the situation. Hey, I am afraid that he is also responsible for the situation in the outer court today."
Yang Tinghe nodded slowly and said: "My teacher said this, this Zhang Yanling is indeed a bit scary. According to you, are we dealing with the same tiger? In the future, this person may be difficult to control."
Li Dongyang said solemnly: "We have no choice. At least for now, this tiger has not shown its fangs. But Liu Jin and others are already going to eat people. As for the future... If we can't stand now, what else can we talk about?
The future? Moreover, Zhang Yanling’s purpose
What it is is not known yet. I am telling you this to let you understand that Zhang Yanling is by no means an easy person. When dealing with him, you must be extremely careful to prevent falling into a plot. Tinghe. Then
Maybe he will be your opponent in the future, who knows."
Yang Tinghe nodded slowly and said, "Students have remembered."
Li Dongyang smiled and said: "Okay, Tinghe, get ready. You and I are going to meet the Marquis of Jianchang tonight. To seek skin from a tiger... you have to enter the tiger's den first."