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Chapter five hundred and seventy-six seek oneself, seek others and seek the future

There were carriages and horses outside the private house of Liu Jin in Shajia Hutong under the night. When it was late at night, even the Shajia Hutong, which was full of traffic during the day, rarely showed the scene tonight. However, this place has always been a forbidden area for the soldiers and horses in the North City, and no one came to care about this nostalgic business. The land of this entire alley was eaten by Liu Jin one after another, and he was even more unwilling to be watched by others. At this moment, the two old men who arrived late looked at each other, smiled and nodded and said hello.

After saying hello, the thin-faced, a few years older, glanced at the carriage parked in front of him, and then smiled and said, "Jiao Shoujing is really quick to move. It seems that he was back with Eunuch Liu."

"Didn't Brother Yizhen just know Jiao Ge Lao? Don't think he is older than us, his legs are always faster than us." Liu Yuyu sarcastically sarcastically, and then he smiled and made a call to Cao Yuan. "But, there is no order in the court. Jiao Ge Lao is old after all!"

Cao Yuan smiled and then entered with Liu Yu. When he arrived at the hall where Liu Yu had seen them, as soon as he entered the room, he saw that the lights were brightly lit inside. In addition to Liu Jin and his closest Zhang Wenmian and Sun Cong, Jiao Fang and his son Jiao Huangzhong sat down beside Liu Jin. Cao Yuan and Liu Yu raised their eyebrows at the same time.

"Eunuch Liu."

Although Liu Yu was appointed as the Minister of War, Cao Yuan was transferred from the Governor of Gansu to Beijing and served as the right deputy censor of the Censorate. He said that they were both second-rank and third-rank senior officials, but both of them were obtained by flattering Liu Jin, so they couldn't help but be respectful. Instead, they met Jiao Fang, the senior assistant to the cabinet, with a little perfunctory treatment. When they both sat down one by one, Liu Jin coughed and said directly: "Our family is here tonight. This is very simple. Get Yang Tinghe down!"

Everyone here knows what Liu Jin is, so when they hear this concise meaning, several people looked at each other and knew that they were not trying to persuade Liu Jin to take back this meaning, but how to help Liu Jin achieve his goal. After all, whether it is Jiao Fang who is already in the cabinet, whether it is Liu Yu and Cao Yuan who are eager to enter the cabinet, Yang Tinghe, a stamina in the Shilin who seems to have a low official position but is extremely popular, was originally a thorn in his eyes.

However, this occasion that should have been one evil idea after another stopped for a while. Under Liu Jin's increasingly impatient look, Cao Yuan coughed lightly: "Eunuch Liu. Yang Ting and this person have not only taught the emperor's classics and history for many years, but also he is calm and steady, rarely... no, or he has almost never done anything missed."

Liu Jin was naturally extremely annoyed about Cao Yuan's answer. Although Liu Yu knew that this was an opportunity to show himself, after thinking about it, he could only smile bitterly: "What Brother Zhen said is not bad. Yang Ting and this person are not in the martial arts world. There are many people in the Si Lin who are close friends with him. If the emperor trusts him, it is probably not easy to drive people out of the capital."

Seeing that Liu Jin's face became darker and darker, Jiao Fang finally looked at himself, and then he smiled calmly and said, "Although it is extremely difficult for Yang Tinghe to start, he is not without weaknesses. The last subject of the late emperor's life was his deputy chief examiner. According to this principle, he is also a person with many talents all over the world. He is not easy to start, but his disciples have not been clear about everyone. Besides, I have asked someone to investigate. The reason why Yang Shen talked about the right and wrong of King Ning was that the scholars in Jiangxi were bewitched. Jiangxi has always had a great reputation, but it is actually not worthy of his name! Since our dynasty opened the imperial examination and won the scholars in the south, and the southerners, especially Jiangxi scholars, many of them were sloppy, and most of them were famous! And Yang Tinghe was the chief examiner. How many people in Jiangxi were the Jinshi?

Whether it was Liu Jin, Cao Yuan and Liu Yu, they were all northerners, so they resonated with Jiao Fang's words. Cao Yuan even slapped the handrail and said, "This is very true for Mr. Jiao Ge. Previously, Liu Jian was the chief assistant, but he was more inclined to the southerners. He didn't know how to promote more outstanding talents among the northerners. It was simply putting the cart before the horse!"

"What else did the old guy say?" Liu Jin snorted impatiently, "If you want to say that he and our family have the same surname and the same clan as Lao Jiao, they are just very stubborn! If you don't talk about him, Lao Jiao, please continue to talk about it!"

Although Liu Jin spoke Lao Jiao at once and was very domineering, Jiao Fang knew that Liu Jin was like this after he was now firm, so he didn't think it was offended. He glanced at Jiao Huang, which was unhurried, so he could not be impatient. He took out a note from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Jin with a smile. Liu Jin glanced at Jiao Fang suspiciously, and immediately said impatiently: "Don't keep our family at silence, just say it!"

"This is a memorial that the Ministry of Justice just sent to the cabinet." Jiao Fang ignored the strange looks of Liu Yu and Cao Yuan and said with a smile, "Why did Tu Xun write a letter? Let's not talk about it for now, just talk about the key points. The top of the story said, "Aren't there a wave of envoys from Mantaojia?" One of them was named Ya Liu, who was originally from Wan'an, Jiangxi, and was named Xiao Mingju. He fled the country for his crimes and betrayed Mantaojia, and turned into an envoy. But he was still greedy for his reward from our dynasty country and wanted to enter the Ni country to seek treasure, and killed Duan Yazhi, the Mantaojia who had come with him before. Now the incident is incurred and he is being detained in the Ministry of Justice."

It doesn't matter if you treat this as a chat after drinking. When you say it seriously, Cao Yuan and Liu Yu were both confused. Liu Jin frowned and asked, "What does this matter have to do with what you just said?"

"Dad, there are all such people in Jiangxi. Not only are they far away, but most of the people in the court are not worthy of their reputation. The nearest ones include Peng Hua, Yin Zhi, Xu Qiong, Li Zisheng, Huang Jing and others. Didn't my father-in-law always want Shilin to accept it? Now there is the best opportunity to reduce the quota of Jiangxi's province by 50. Even if you are admitted to the Jinshi, you are not allowed to choose a Beijing position. From now on, this is the permanent system! Yang Ting and the disciples are walking in Jiangxi, and this stick is the most ruthless!"

Whether it was Cao Yuan or Liu Yu, they were confident that they were ruthless in their work methods, but at this moment compared with Jiao Fang's suggestions, they had to sigh from the bottom of their hearts. Even Liu Jin, who was exactly the same as Jiao Fang's attitude towards the southerners, took a breath at this moment, and then seriously thought about Jiao Fang's proposal.

"Well, it's a way to establish authority... it's just how to get the emperor to agree, but we have to let our family think about it again."

After Liu Jin's words, Liu Yu, who was about to persuade him, suddenly stopped. After a look at Jiao Fang vigilantly, he had to carefully mention the news that Xu Xun wanted to use troops to suppress bandits in Jinan and the 12th Regiment Battalion sent Shaanxi. However, what disappointed him was that Liu Jin just raised his eyebrows.

"The bandit suppression is to use the young troops of the avant-garde army. The emperor doesn't feel sorry for you. What do you care about Xu Xun? Besides, our family heard it today. Xu Xun actually wanted to let the three playboys go to trouble. It was obviously because he wanted to win over their fathers. He was just taking care of it. He had nothing to do with you, the Minister of War!" After pausing, he laughed again, "As for Shaanxi, he called the word "repair" in the court. Li Dongyang and the others were all said so that they didn't even dare to let go of a single fart. Do you want to stop... can you stop it? Besides, there is such a thing that blocks Yang Yiqing, otherwise it is not certain whether you can sit firmly as the Minister of War!"

This was extremely rude. Even though Liu Yu was used to being scolded by Xu Xun, his face was still rising at this moment. Although Cao Yuan had a normal relationship with Liu Yu, he still spoke cautiously: "Dad father-in-law. What Mr. Liu said is indeed not a trivial matter. Xu Xun's momentum is now soaring, if there is any benefit..."

"If you have any more benefits, you will be the Duke. We still wish he was the Duke of the State. Then we will launch public opinion to let him take care of his old age!"

Liu Jin spat in anger, and then said lazily: "Okay, let's discuss it here today. You two will go back, and we will keep Lao Jiao for a while."

Not long after sitting there, Liu Jin drove them away because of Jiao Fang's words, and wanted to leave Jiao Fang alone to talk secretly. Liu Yu and Cao Yuan couldn't help but feel angry. However, seeing Jiao Fang's feet raised and sitting there, Jiao Huang also showed pride. Although the two bite their silver teeth, they did not dare to have an attack in person. They immediately stood up and took a break. Although Jiao Fang knew that the two must have hated him, he was not afraid of biting him with too many lice. When they left, he owed his body and whispered: "You can teach Eunuch Liu to know that I met Eunuch Li Rong a few days ago..."

When Liu Jin summoned several capable people with high positions in the Liu Mansion, the study room of Xing'an Marquis's Mansion was also brightly lit. Tao Hong and Abao coaxed Jin Hong to sleep, and they sat on the steps and guarded themselves. Listening to the words that could be heard inside, both of them were all vigilantly and their eyes were dripping, constantly paying attention to whether there were any of the high-ranking guys in the play to spy on the information. Until they noticed that Cao Qian was standing on the nearby walls, they felt relieved.

In the study, except for Kang Hai and Tang Yin who Xu Xun knew about it early, there was Zhang Cai. Kang Hai and Tang Yin felt that the many crimes of the late grandfather of King Ning who Xu Xun took out were outrageous, but they could not help but hesitate. After all, the court was always very close to relatives and vassals, except for not leaving the fiefdom without permission, everything else was turned into big things. Even if the King Ning was the first to be unforgivable, it would be a joke if he made such a big deal. However, what Xu Xun said next gave them a reassurance.

"Don't worry, this is different from a play like the Peony Pavilion in the Mistress Song of the Misford River in Jinling. Even if you write this script, you won't sign your name. And you won't make any changes. Don't reveal the word "Ning King"? In the play, just say it's a traitor king, and you can do the tricks of allusions. Also, you don't have to be as meticulous as those before, just try to sing all over the city and make it shoddy and appreciate it with both the elite and the masses. In addition, you don't have to worry about it after writing it, I will take care of everything!"

This attitude of the leader taking responsibility when something happened is undoubtedly what his subordinates are most happy to see. So, facing such a task that although it was added, it was not much trouble, Kang Hai, Tang Yin, the top scholar and Jie Yuan all agreed. After sending the two out to conceive and create, Xu Xun looked at Zhang Cai with a smile and said, "Xi Lu, I have never had the opportunity to praise you in that matter before. What is a stroke of magic? It is your hand!"

"Where is it? It's just a trick of calving. How did it get into the eyes of the adults?" Zhang Cai said humbly. Knowing that Xu Xun didn't like this, he explained with a smile, "It's not my intention. It's because Yang Shen is famous enough. He is eager to be righteous and can move at a moment. Besides, his identity is too sensitive, so he naturally chose him. Unexpectedly, it was really done. I was worried before. However, the adults are so kind. The result is that they have done it and they have to get out of the capital and go to Sichuan for an examination. If you keep him in the capital, you may even have something bigger."

"No need, I forced Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe to stand in the team. Before, I needed them to help me gather those in the court who refused to follow me or Liu Jin, and to mix with each other, so as not to have a conflict immediately. But now that the situation has come, there is only one or the other, and we cannot be able to get along with each other. I sent Qian Ning to Jiangxi for the final end. I don't want to fight with the snipe and clam, but the fisherman who came out to clean up the mess!"

Zhang Cai couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard Xu Xun's clear statement. He had raised an important person like Yang Shen to take action in order to take the situation forward a big step so that Xu Xun could make a decision. Now that he finally waited for such words, he stood up and bowed with a solemn face.

"Since that's the case, you must not only make one step, five steps, but even ten or a hundred steps! It is important to know that if you really succeed in one fell swoop, you will be the target of public criticism. What kind of policies should you use at that time be considered at that time? Moreover, I am bluntly speaking, you should let go of your access control."

"It's not that I should be let go of my access control, but you." Xu Xun slowly sat down, leaned on the back of the chair and looked at Zhang Cai standing there, and said with a smile, "Although you are not a year old and three times now, you have been promoted several times this year. Are you interested in taking the lead exam next year?"

Although Zhang Cai was appreciated by Ma Wensheng in his early years and was immersed in the Ministry of Personnel for many years, he has been promoted step by step. However, after Ma Wensheng fell, he moved to the age of one year. Now Xu Xun put such an infinitely beautiful prospect in front of him. He forced himself to be excited and said for a long time: "Of course I have interests, but I am not a Hanlin official..."

"Shangshu Xie was able to be the priest of the Imperial College and the Minister of Rites. You, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Minister of the Imperial College, should have also made you. Moreover, wasn't Liu Jin trying to win you over and let your family's inner pet blow some wind for him." Xu Xun gently tapped the handrail with his fingers, and then said with a decisive sound, "As for the Imperial College, I will transfer He Jingming over! He doesn't want to join the old masters like Yuanfu in the center, so let's teach some talented prison students!"
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