Chapter 24: The old man's good words for the country
After saying this, Chu Yi nodded towards Liu Jin and said: "The wine of the steward is very good. If the steward is free in the future, Chu will treat the steward to a drink!"
Standing up, Chu Yi glanced at the people around him, turned around and left.
Jiao Fang, Sun Cong, Zhang Wenmian, Shi Yiwen and others were all stunned, with expressions of disbelief on their faces. It was obvious that they did not expect Chu Yi to reject Liu Jin's recruitment so simply.
In their opinion, Liu Jin recruited Chu Yi because he thought highly of Chu Yi. After all, although Liu Jin did not dare to say that he could cover the sky with one hand, no one in the court or inside the palace dared to disobey Liu Jin's wishes.
The title of Emperor is not for nothing. I don’t know how many people told everyone with bloody facts that they should not provoke Liu Jin.
Although Chu Yi didn't refuse Liu Jin's solicitation outright, but if he refused in front of so many people, wouldn't this be a slap in Liu Jin's face?
Looking at Chu Yi's back who seemed to be inexplicably tall for a moment as he walked out of the hall, and then looking at Liu Jin who was sitting there with a downcast expression, many people were attracted by Liu Jin's extremely stern expression after just one glance.
He looked so frightened that he lowered his head, fearing that he would become the target of Liu Jin's anger.
Click, Sun Cong and others, who had their heads lowered, only heard a slight sound. Jiao Fang looked secretly and saw Liu Jin, who looked gloomy, and the dragon-carved glass cup in his hand was crushed to pieces.
With a snap, Liu Jin slapped the table, followed by a roar: "Chu Yi, our family thinks so highly of you that we are so troubled to win over you. Since you are so ignorant of praise, don't blame the Za family.
Let’s not talk about the past relationship, it’s ruthless!”
From Liu Jin's point of view, she had always been so tolerant to Chu Yi because of her past friendship. She didn't expect that Chu Yi was so ignorant of good people and ignored her good intentions.
The table in front of Liu Jin was smashed to pieces with his palm, and the fruits, dishes, etc. were scattered all over the floor. However, the little eunuch serving beside him was so frightened that he did not dare to move.
After a while, seeing that Liu Jin's complexion improved a little, Sun Cong, Liu Jin's sister-in-law, took a deep breath and said to Liu Jin: "Master Manager, since Chu Yi is so ignorant of praise, then we don't have to be polite to him.
With my father-in-law's current power, can't he still be able to deal with a mere Chu Yi?"
From Sun Cong's point of view, Liu Jin could suppress a powerful opponent like Gu Dayong, but a mere Chu Yi. As long as Liu Jin was willing, wouldn't it be an easy task?
After calming down, Liu Jin shook his head slightly after listening to Sun Cong's words and said: "Don't underestimate Chu Yi. He doesn't have much real power in his hands compared to Gu Da. Dongchang has been in his hands in the past few years.
It was turned into an iron barrel by him, and I sent people several times but could not penetrate it, which shows his methods."
Zhang Wenmian stroked his beard and said: "Don't forget your kindness. All it takes is a word from the emperor. Chu Yi will be the governor of the East Factory. Without his position as the governor of the East Factory, Chu Yi will be nothing. When the time comes, he will be nothing."
Aren’t you just letting your grace be manipulated?”
The Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies was in charge of the red power and was called the Internal Minister. As a confidant of scholars recruited by Liu Jin, Zhang Wenmian naturally figured out Liu Jin's thoughts and flatteringly called Liu Jin the Internal Minister.
Liu Jin pondered for a while, took a deep breath, and said with a cold light in his eyes: "Your Majesty, I will go and make some insinuations, but Chu Yi has won the heart of the Emperor. In a short while, I'm afraid I won't be able to win over him.
The position of factory governor."
Jiao Fang coughed lightly and said to Liu Jin: "In fact, there is no need to worry, Mr. General Manager!"
Liu Jin still valued Jiao Fang, the cabinet elder. After all, the only one in the cabinet who really relied on him was Jiao Fang. Except for Li Dongyang, who was a stubborn old man, although others did not oppose him, they would not be attached to him either.
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Therefore, Liu Jin valued Jiao Fang very much. When Jiao Fang opened her mouth, not only Liu Jin, but also everyone else looked at Jiao Fang, obviously wanting to see what the cabinet minister's opinion was.
Jiao Fang's gray beard hung down. While stroking his beard, he said confidently: "Master Manager, you might as well think about it, who is the Manager's biggest opponent right now?"
Narrowing his eyes, Liu Jin's mind flashed with the figures of Chu Yi and Gu Dayong, and finally settled on Gu Dayong. Even he had to admit that although Chu Yi was in the emperor's heart, Chu Yi was also quite low-key.
On weekdays, he mostly stayed in Dongchang. Unless he was summoned by the emperor, he would not take the initiative to see the emperor. It was his independence and uniqueness that made him more trusted by the emperor.
On the contrary, Gu Dayong was always by the emperor's side. Even if he was suppressed by him, Liu Jin knew very well that if he was negligent, Gu Dayong would bite him hard like a poisonous snake.
In comparison, Liu Jin naturally understood that although Chu Yi was a trouble, he was not his biggest opponent at the moment, so Liu Jin said to Jiao Fang: "My lord, you can see thousands of miles. Yes, our biggest opponent at the moment is still Gu Da.
Use it, not Chu Yi."
With a green beard, Jiao Fang smiled and said: "Now that your Excellency understands this, Jiao Fang can rest assured. Things have priorities. Naturally, the political opponents must also prioritize which one to deal with first and which one to deal with later. This must be done
I know that sometimes even if I am an enemy, I may not be able to turn it into help."
Hearing what Jiao Fang said, Liu Jin couldn't help but remember that it was because of Chu Yi's words that he successfully won the position of Jin Yiwei in the battle with Gu Dayong.
Now think about it, if Chu Yi really chose to support Gu Dayong at that time, Jin Yiwei might have fallen into the hands of Gu Dayong. Without Jin Yiwei such a sharp butcher knife, Liu Jin would never have been able to defeat him in such a short time.
He shocked both inside and outside the court and became a powerful emperor in one fell swoop.
After walking a few steps, Liu Jin turned around, his eyes fell on Jiao Fang and said: "According to Mr. Ge's wishes, let's leave Chu Yi alone for the time being and take down Gu Dayong completely first?"
Jiao Fang's eyes flashed and she said: "Your Excellency, please don't forget that Gu Dayong has been trying to persuade His Majesty to reopen the West Factory. If he really succeeds, what will be the consequences? I think even if I don't say it, the general manager will still think about it."
It should be clear!"
"Gu Dayong, this cheap servant, actually wants to reopen the West Factory. If he really succeeds, won't he be able to overwhelm our family?"
Obviously Liu Jin also knew that although Gu Dayong, who had no real power in his hands, was known as the governor-general and banned the army, but when it came to the army, it was controlled by the Ministry of War Yamen. Gu Dayong's so-called military power was simply a joke.
But Dongchang, Jinyiwei and even Xichang are different in nature. Just like Dongchang was turned into an iron bucket by Chu Yi, Dongchang is a sharp knife in his hands, even if Liu Jin is not completely sure.
Not willing to take the initiative to provoke.
Although the West Factory was established briefly and was later abolished, the nature of the West Factory is not much different from that of the East Factory and Jinyiwei. They are both agencies that integrate intelligence, supervision, and violence. Once it is reestablished, as long as Gu Dayong is not stupid, he can
It won't be long before the West Factory will expand into another terrifying existence that can rival the East Factory and Jinyiwei.
Seeing Liu Jin's changing expression, and listening to Jiao Fang's mature talk about plotting the country, even Sun Cong and Zhang Wenmian, who regarded themselves as Liu Jin's plotters, now looked worried.
As for Shi Yiwen, who was in charge of Jinyiwei, he looked at Liu Jin. It was already a headache for Jinyiwei to have a rival like Dongchang to divide its power. If another Westchang appeared, wouldn't it mean that Jinyiwei's power would be divided again.
[If you have a ticket, just throw it away, collect it, reward it, and let’s start. The author wants to save face. How can I pretend to be cool if the data is too poor!]
