Fu Shanhe

Chapter 26 Breakthrough
If people are arrested directly from the Censorate, the soldiers and servants in the yamen will all be witnesses, so there is naturally no way to keep it secret.

The news that Zuodu Yushi was arrested and imprisoned spread among the officials at the fastest speed.

Anyone with a little political sense knows that the eunuch party has once again broken the rules, which is a sign of big things to come.

Zhenyuan Hou Mansion.

Just after telling my uncle what happened during the day, I received the news that Yue Shufeng was imprisoned.

"The Left Censor-in-Chief has been arrested. The court is getting more and more lively. What do you think?"

Li Yuan asked with a smile.

When Li Mu first entered the mansion, he just felt that his nephew had potential for training and simply wanted to give him a push.

As Li Mu's abilities continued to show, Li Yuan realized that this nephew was no ordinary person, and he immediately increased his investment.

In order to cultivate Li Mu's political ability, he was often tested on matters in the court and taught some skills of being an official from time to time.

In addition to their connections and background, the invisible experience in officialdom is also their core competitiveness.

It would be difficult to grasp the essence of it if you simply rely on your own exploration without ten or eight years of experience in officialdom.

“Uncle, Lord Yue’s sudden arrest is likely related to the Saint Tablet Case.

During the day, the East Factory used strong measures to suppress it, and the operation of calling a horse a zebra frightened a group of scholars, but it was unable to stop the gossip.

Taking down the Left Censor-in-Chief at this time would leave the Censorate leaderless.

Even if the Qingliu Party members fight back later, without the firecracker of the Censorate, their attack power will be weakened by three points. "

Li Mu analyzed calmly.

He really didn't know how to evaluate the eunuchs' actions during the day.

There is certainly nothing wrong with quickly calming down the scholars' petition, but the outrageous operation of calling a horse a zebra is speechless.

The creator of this idiom overthrew a great empire.

What would the emperor think if they imitated it in the street?

Even if it doesn't happen now, I can't help but feel suspicious.

The civil and military officials in the court were under suspicion, and the emperor wanted to get rid of them, so he had to make careful plans.

If you are not careful in the operation, you will be severely criticized in history books.

Eunuchs are different; all their power comes from the emperor's trust.

Once trust is lost, even the most prominent position will vanish in an instant.

“The analysis is good, but these are just superficial phenomena.

Among all the civil and military officials in the court, Yue Shufeng's ability was definitely ranked in the top ten. When he rectified the grain transport, his performance amazed many people.

Unfortunately, after this guy came to Beijing, he was soon blinded by power. Especially after his failure to enter the cabinet last time, he seemed to have gone crazy.

In order to gain an advantage in the court trial, he did everything he could.

Not only did he instigate the censors to frantically impeach and discredit his competitors, he even made His Majesty the target of his reputation-boosting efforts.

He has both political achievements and reputation.

The way the current situation develops, it is only a matter of time before Yue Shufeng enters the cabinet, and even His Majesty cannot stop it.

It was precisely because the advantage was too obvious that it became the way to his death.

His Majesty does not want to see someone who makes fun of him enter the cabinet.

Once a precedent is set, everyone will follow suit and life will become unbearable.

The Prime Minister is old, and his health and energy are not as good as before.

He submitted his resignation three months ago. His Majesty was worried that the balance in the court would be upset, so he tried his best to keep him.

No matter how Your Majesty tries to retain him, the Prime Minister is after all a man in his eighties, and changes have only happened in the last one or two years.

The four cabinet ministers were all actively preparing, and no one wanted a colleague with particularly high reputation to appear in the cabinet, which would add more variables.

During his tenure as Zuodu Yushi, Yue Shufeng had always been the vanguard of the anti-eunuch movement, and the eunuch party was eager to get rid of him as soon as possible.

Even if there was no Saint Tablet Case, the eunuch party would have used other charges to bring him down.”

Li Yuan shook his head and said, In the court, the Left Censor-in-Chief was originally a very detached position.

He holds the power of the Censorate and has the authority to supervise all officials in the imperial court, and is only responsible to the emperor.

According to common sense, in such a key position, Yue Shufeng should be the object of competition for all parties.

As a result, because he was too anxious to become a chess player, he unknowingly put himself in a dead end.

"Uncle, Lord Yue is, after all, a second-rank official in the imperial court. Do the eunuchs really dare to accuse him of treason?"

Li Mu asked with a little hesitation.

High-level political struggles were too far away from his life. Even though he had lived two lives, this was the first time he had faced high-level political competition.

"Either he is plotting treason, or one of the elders in the Qingliu Party is plotting treason.

The party struggle has gone on to this point, and it needs a minister of importance to be sacrificed to put an end to it.

Yue Shufeng danced too vigorously, and he was just torturing himself to death. If he had learned a little from Pang Ge Lao, he would have been able to escape unscathed.

Just wait patiently, the case will be determined in three days at most.

The eunuch party will not give the Qingliu party time to rescue him. Yue Shufeng must die this time!"

Li Yuan said sarcastically.

From his tone, it can be heard that he has no good feelings towards Yue Shufeng. Maybe there was some friction between them in private. After all, it was a daily routine for the censor to impeach nobles.

……

At midnight, Lord Pang, who was announced to be in a coma, was drinking wine facing the moon with a melancholy look on his face.

As a leader of the Zhejiang Party in the court, he had the most complicated feelings towards Yue Shufeng.

Originally, they were planning to train Yue Shufeng as the political successor, but due to various reasons, they now have to abandon this middle-aged member of the Zhejiang Party.

"My Lord, you must not tire yourself out.

The situation in the court is changing rapidly, and Lord Yue is now imprisoned unjustly. Everyone is waiting for you to take charge of the situation!"

The scholar in white clothes at the side began to persuade.

Pretending to be sick is one thing, being truly sick is another.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, Pang Ge Lao's act of pretending to be sick to avoid disaster at a critical moment was very cowardly. But he was good at pretending to be cowardly and successfully avoided danger again.

"Mr. Yan, do you think I should rescue Shufeng?
Now, as long as I open my mouth, the eunuchs will not dare to torture him, and there will be room for maneuver. "

Lord Pang asked self-deprecatingly.

"My Lord, you have your own considerations.

"Master Yue was wronged, mainly because the eunuchs were too despicable. They even dared to call a deer a horse, which is simply a crime worthy of death!"

Mr. Yan hurriedly explained.

Some things can be thought about but must never be spoken out loud.

Even the Left Censor-in-Chief, a second-rank official in the imperial court and the second-in-command of the Zhejiang Party, could be abandoned, let alone him, a mere aide.

"Mr. Yan, you are wrong this time.

It's not just the eunuch party that wants Shufeng dead, but also the emperor and the ministers. That group of nobles with little presence are also the driving forces behind the scenes.

So many people want him dead, do you think I can save him?"

Mr. Pang’s words frightened Mr. Yan so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.

These words should not be said, and they are not what he should hear.

If you know too much information before your status and position are high, it can be fatal.

"Look, I scared you!

It's not as serious as you think. It's just that the court needs a balance.

If two cabinet ministers emerge from the Zhejiang Party and integrate the Qingliu Party, hehe..."

(End of this chapter)