Capital, Tongzhou, Zhangjiawan.

As early as July, the court recommended Li Sancai as the Minister of Revenue. However, until now, Li Sancai was still stranded in Tongzhou and never served in Beijing.

Tongzhou was originally Li Sancai's hometown. More than ten years ago, he bought a lot of land on the north bank of the canal. After the imperial court sent Zhang Ye to set up taxes here, the price of the land purchased by Li Sancai suddenly rose sharply, and he turned around and earned a total of ten thousand taels of silver.

There is no suitable reason to stay in his hometown and not take office. It is obviously not possible. Li Sancai wrote a memorial saying that he went north from Fengyang and had a cold road on the road and needed a period of rest to manage the matter.

In the cabinet, Ye Xianggao, who was also the only assistant, was the leader of the Donglin Party. He knew Li Sancai’s plan and therefore did not urge him. In the palace, Wanli did not make any statement after receiving Li Sancai’s memorial. In the Ministry of Revenue, after fighting against the emperor and the foreign dynasty, he had been short of staff for nearly twenty years after the fight against the emperor and the foreign dynasty started to cause trouble because of the foundation of the country.

Before Li Sancai, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue were vacant for six years. The left minister was busy with all matters in the department, and the yamen was not paralyzed.

If the Xintang official doesn't come, he won't come. The Ministry of Revenue didn't even send someone to ask, so things just stayed there.

Outsiders didn't know that, and only thought that Li Sancai was afraid of being impeached by the three parties after entering Beijing. In fact, Li Sancai had concerns about this, but most importantly, he was waiting for someone, an old friend who was about to come from Wuxi.

The people who were Li Sancai and others were naturally Gu Xiancheng, the founding veteran of the Donglin Party. In this world, only Gu Xiancheng could solve his worries and problems.

Gu Xiancheng was originally planning to arrive in Tongzhou in August to meet and negotiate with Li San, but because his concubine died of illness and was depressed, he delayed for some time.

Looking forward to the stars and the moon, Li Sancai finally waited for Gu Xiancheng today.

When Gu Xiancheng's boat arrived in Zhangjiawan, it was already evening. Li Sancai didn't say much and asked someone to serve the dishes. Not long after, more than a dozen exquisite dishes were placed on the table, including Huaiyang dishes from Qingyishui. Among them, "orchid abalone", "steamed bamboo leaves ****** treasure gourd", "steamed butterfly dumplings" and other dishes were Gu Xiancheng's favorite dishes.

"It's rare to know that I love these dishes. I'm really...ah, it's just that these are too expensive."

Gu Xiancheng felt warm in his heart. It was the end of September, and it was in the north, not in the south of the Yangtze River. But Li Sancai still prepared so many Huaiyang dishes for him, so how could he not be moved?

You should know that from the time Li Sancai ordered the kitchen to prepare the food, it took only half an hour to prepare the food. From this, we can see that these dishes are prepared on weekdays, waiting for him to come. These dishes look very fresh, and it is definitely not for how long it has been stored. This indirectly shows that in order to welcome him, Gu Xiancheng, Li Sancai spent a lot of thought and also had a big price. In ordinary people's families, this meal is probably worth half a year of food.

"Brother Jingyang, you are not an outsider. Why do you do these polite words to me?" Li Sancai laughed, "Besides, you don't understand me yet? I can't save money! I have been an official for many years, have a wide range of social interactions, and spend money like flowing water. I am often short of money, but for friends, even if I am poor, I have to borrow some money to entertain. This is what I am."

"Daofu is still true!" Gu Xiancheng nodded with emotion, and his face became solemn, "Daofu is so anxious to ask me to come, but for the sake of entering the cabinet?"

Li Sancai nodded slightly and said, "In the letter, I have already told Brother Jingyang that since the cabinet ministers should recommend it from the local area, there are many people who are afraid of me and slandering them. If I rashly enter Beijing at this time, I will undoubtedly be charcoal fire. However, I have been stranded for a long time and are afraid of changes. After thinking about it, it is difficult to make a decision, so I asked Brother Jingyang to come to meet thousands of miles away."

"I thought about it carefully all the way when I came here. According to my opinion, Daofu is bold in going to Beijing to work, and he doesn't have to pay attention to those villains." Gu Xiancheng had already thought about this matter and was still angry with Ye Xianggao.

Li Sancai frowned slightly: "If the tide rises, I'm afraid I'm not at ease."

"I always thought Daofu was a hero among us, why was he afraid of a slut today?" Gu Xiancheng laughed, "Do you know that outsiders say that you, Li San, are the bravery of my Donglin Party? If they know that our bravery is afraid, then they won't be bullied immediately."

"I am a hero, and I'm not afraid of those villains." Li Sancai shook his head and said.

"Is it because Daofu is afraid of Your Majesty?"

"Although the emperor has not been to court for more than ten years, he still holds the power. He is well-read in literature and history, neither stupid nor stupid. If I enter the cabinet, all the ministers of the cabinet will be my Donglin party. Do you think the emperor will be willing?"

After hearing this, Gu Xiancheng pondered silently.

Li Sancai entered the cabinet as early as last year, and he started to make arrangements until Ye Xianggao entered the cabinet. First, Zou Yuanbiao and others came to the memorial to promote the Minister of Revenue, so that Li Sancai could enter the capital. Then, Ye Xianggao came forward to request additional cabinet ministers, and then the Donglin Party members of the Kedao submitted a memorial to change the convention that the former cabinet ministers had to be published by Hanlin, and changed the order from local officials to be added.

With these steps one by one, Li Sancai's entry into the cabinet was a foregone conclusion. At present, the first step has been successful, the second step has been approved by the emperor, and only the third step has been criticized by the three parties. The court has not yet reached a conclusion, so Li Sancai was stranded in Tongzhou and was unwilling to go to Beijing.

From the surface, this third step seems to be a mess of the party between Zhejiang, Qi, Chu and Kun, but if the emperor himself had no objection, this proposal would have been assigned long ago. However, it is stuck at this step, which shows that the emperor has doubts about Li Sancai's entry into the cabinet.

Thinking of the cave, Gu Xiancheng had an idea. He said confidently: "Daofu is in the situation and cannot see clearly. Your Majesty has always been disgusted with the foreign dynasty, but he can listen to the advice from the inner court. If Daofu really felt unsure, I would write a letter and ask someone to bring it to Eunuch Chen." The Eunuch Chen who he said was Chen Ju, the eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor who was in Donglin.

Upon hearing this, Li Sancai looked gloomy and sighed: "Brother Jingyang doesn't know anything. Eunuch Chen has passed away a few days ago."

"Chen Ju is dead?" Gu Xiancheng was stunned for a long time, sighed lightly, and asked Li Sancai, "Do you know who takes over the seal?"

Li Sancai said: "The news from the palace said that Your Majesty intends to choose one from Jin Zhong and Sun Xian to take over."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Xiancheng said, "Jin Zhong is not allowed. This person is a party of the imperial concubine. He has never been able to deal with me. If he takes office as the chief seal, it will be difficult for him to enter the cabinet, and it will be difficult for him to do things."

"Jinqing" is the word "Ye Xianggao".

Li San realized that Gu Xiancheng was right. If the eunuch in charge of the seal of the Silijian was hostile to Donglin, then the level of "criticizing the red" would actually be stuck.

If you cannot "criticize the dividend", the cabinet will not be able to exert its power.

"Although Sun Xian has not been involved with us too much, he is quiet and obeys the rules." Gu Xiancheng still quite agrees with Sun Xian.

"What does Brother Jingyang mean?"

"We need to help Sun Xian pick up the seal."

Li Sancai thought for a while and said, "I have this intention too. But this matter must be helped by Sun Xian. It is easy to teach people how to talk, and it may be more cost-effective."

Gu Xiancheng nodded and said, "What's the trick that Daofu has?"

"If Sun Xian takes over as the seal, we just need to defeat Jin Zhong." Li Sancai's method is very simple. Since he chooses one of two, he can kill the inappropriate one.

"Jin Zhong was with Zhang Hong back then, and he had a wide connection in the palace. His Majesty also trusted him very much. Besides, Concubine Zheng would be difficult to defeat him." Gu Xiancheng touched his beard.

Li Sancai thought of something and hurriedly said, "I heard that after the closing army changed, Your Majesty sent a young man named Wei Liangchen to go to the village for investigation. Wei Liangchen was not famous, but Jin Zhong protected him as a servant of the two palaces from His Majesty, and personally selected someone to escort him out of the village. I think it is definitely related to the two of them. Therefore, I think it is difficult to directly defeat Jin Zhong, and it is better to make a fuss about Wei Liangchen. With this person's pain, Jin Zhong will take responsibility for it."

Gu Xiancheng has heard of the military rebellion in Shanhaiguan expelling Gao Huai. Li Sancai's method is simple and effective, and it means to surround Wei and save Zhao. As long as Wei Liangchen has a problem, then Jin Zhong, as the sponsor, will never be able to clear himself. At that time, from this point of view, he will be able to cut off the possibility of Jin Zhong taking over as the seal.

"Who will do this?" Gu Xiancheng agreed with Li Sanfa's idea.

"Xiong Mingyu can do it in the military department."

Xiong Mingyu was a Jinshi in the 29th century in Wanli. He is currently a military officer and a young generation of the Donglin Party. Wei Liangchen came out of seclusion to investigate the affairs of the customs. He was in Liaodong, so it was not suitable for others to come forward, but Xiong Mingyu was the best.

Poor Wei Liangchen, who was outside Yang Hao's journey, didn't know that he did nothing and did not want Jin Zhong to take the seal, but the big men of the Donglin Party refused to let him go.

Liangchen was waiting outside because there were guests at Yang Hao.

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Chapter completed!